UFC 318 WEIGH-IN, COUNTDOWN SHOW, PRESSER & MEDIA DAY
10 p.m. ET: ESPN+ PPV Main Card – GET NOW
8 p.m.: Prelims (ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN Deportes & Disney+*)
6 p.m.: Early Prelims (ESPN+, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes & Disney+)
New Orleans, Louisiana (July 19th, 2025)– UFC PPV action continues this weekend from New Orleans with UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3. The signature event, featuring Dustin Poirier’s retirement bout with the BMF Title on the line, will be live from Smoothie King Center on Saturday, July 19, at 10 p.m. ET, exclusively on ESPN+ PPV (English, Spanish and Portuguese).
The prelims will be available on ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN Deportes and Disney+ starting at 8 p.m. The early prelims begin at 6 p.m. on ESPN+, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and Disney+.
Main Event
The can’t-miss main event showcases the next chapter of the BMF Title with a trilogy showdown between MMA legends. The current BMF Champion and No. 5 lightweight Max Holloway takes on hometown favorite, No. 6 Dustin Poirier, in Poirier’s retirement bout to cap off his iconic career. Holloway (26-8), the former featherweight champion with a record-setting resume who took home the BMF Title with a UFC Moment of the Year knockout finish at UFC 300, looks to defend the belt and play spoiler to Poirier’s homecoming. Poirier (30-9), the former interim lightweight champion, looks to remain undefeated vs. Holloway as he makes his final Octagon walk in front of the home crowd with the goal of forever connecting his name to the BMF title and solidifying his status as a future hall of famer.
Co-Main Event
Middleweight contenders, No. 13 Paulo Costa and No. 14 Roman Kopylov go head-to-head in the co-main event bout with the potential to shake up the division. Costa (14-4), with the division’s second-most strikes per minute, looks to return to his winning ways that earned him a title opportunity in 2020, with a showstopping finish against Kopylov in his first trip to the Octagon since June 2024. Kopylov (14-3), who has won six of his last seven including a knockout finish his last time out, comes into his second fight of the year hoping to continue his success, move into the Top 10 and make his case to be included in the title conversation.
Additional PPV Card Highlights
Welterweights No. 13 Kevin Holland (28-13) and Daniel Rodriguez (19-5), making their fifth and third Octagon appearances in the last 12 months respectively, both look to extend their back-to-back wins with a showstopping finish.
Following their appearances at UFC 314, Dana White’s Contender Series alum, No. 11 Dan Ige (19-9) takes on Patricio Pitbull (36-8), as Pitbull looks to bounce back with a strong performance in his second Octagon appearance.
In a lightweight battle to open the ESPN+ PPV main card, former The Ultimate Fighter contestant Michael Johnson (24-19) looks to extend his two-fight win streak against Dana White’s Contender Series alum Daniel Zellhuber (15-2), as both fighters make their 2025 debut.
Main Card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
Max Holloway (155) vs. Dustin Poirier (156)
Paulo Costa (185) vs. Roman Kopylov (185)
Kevin Holland (170) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (170)
Dan Ige (145) vs. Patricio Pitbull (145)
Michael Johnson (155) vs. Daniel Zellhuber (156)
Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+/Disney+ at 8 p.m. ET)
Kyler Phillips (135) vs. Vinicius Oliveira (135)
Marvin Vettori (186) vs. Brendan Allen (185)
Francisco Prado (170) vs. Nikolay Veretennikov (169)
Ateba Gautier (185) vs. Robert Valentin (186)
Early Prelims (ESPN2, ESPN+/Disney+ at 6 p.m. ET)
Adam Fugitt (171) vs. Islam Dulatov (171)
Jimmy Crute (205) vs. Marcin Prachnio (205)
Ryan Spann (252) vs. Lukasz Brzeski (242)
Brunno Ferreira (186) vs. Jackson McVey (185)
Carli Judice (125) vs. Nicolle Caliari (126)
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