Dustin Poilier’s retired Max Holloway capped a massive 14-game card heading for New Orleans on Saturday, June 19th, with the full UFC 318 card revealed.
UFC CEO Dana White has dropped the lineup along with orders for new matches confirmed for the show.
Obviously, Poirier and Holloway finish the night with their storied career, Lightweight meets for the third time. Poillier scores his first two encounters and when he faces Holloway in the final match of his legendary career, he tries to become three to three in three.
In the co-main event, former title challenger Paulo Costa returns to his actions against heavy handed middleweight Roman Kopirov.
Always active Kevin Holland is already his fourth competition in 2025 against Daniel Rodriguez in an interesting matchup at welterweight.
Dan Ige is looking to build momentum in a victory over Sean Woodson when he faces former Bellator featherweight champion Patricio Pitbull in his second appearance in the UFC. Pitbull’s debut didn’t go very well after he made the decision to Yair Rodriguez.
The main card is a lightweight match between Michael Johnson and Daniel Zelhoever. This seems to be a battle aimed at a big finish.
Here’s the full main card and spare for UFC 318: Poirier vs. Holloway 3
Main Card
Main Event: Dustin Poilier vs. Max Holloway
Paulo Costa vs Roman Koperov
Kevin Holland vs Daniel Rodriguez
and Ige vs. Patricio Pitbull
Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zelhover
spare:
Kyler Phillips vs Vinicius Oliveira
Marvin Bettori vs Brendan Allen
Francisco Prado vs. Nikolei Veletennikov
Ateba Gautier vs. Robert Valentin
Adam Fugitt vs. Islam Duratov
Jimmy Clute vs. Marcin Platinio
Ryan Span vs. Lucas Bruzesky
Brunno Ferreira Vs. Jackson McVay
Carli Judice Vs. Nicole Caliari