Max Holloway further entrenched himself in the record books across multiple categories in his UFC 318 BMF title defense vs. Dustin Poirier.

Dustin Poirieranalyzed his fight on Saturday, July 19, 2025 against Max Holloway, which was his last dance to hang up his gloves and retire from the UFC octagon as a fighter. The

While Max Holloway may have used the opportunity to call for a BMF ranking, the title fight that he was pitched with Dan Hooker would make a lot of sense. Holloway has made it clear that he wants Ilia Topuria next but he’s also stated that it’s up to the UFC to decide what path they want to take.

The full UFC 318 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Max Holloway: $42,000 def. Dustin Poirier: $32,000 Patricio Freire: $4,000 def. Dan Ige: $16,000 Brendan Allen: $16,000 def. Marvin Vettori: $16,000 Ateba Gautier: $4,000 def. Robert Valentin: $4,000 Islam Dulatov: $4,000 def. Adam Fugitt: $4,500

Holloway, a former Featherweight champion, is looking to bounce back after losing to Illia Topuria by knockout at UFC 208 last October. He won the BMF title at UFC 300, knocking out Justin Gaethje. He has a career record of 26-8, with 12 wins coming by knockout.

Max Holloway, a true fan favorite in the UFC, recently received a surprise gift from the Toronto Blue Jays. He’s scheduled to headline UFC 318 against Dustin Poirier in a highly anticipated trilogy fight.

Max Holloway is feeling much better at lightweight this time around now that there are no plans for a featherweight return.

UFC 318 takes place Saturday at Smoothie King Center, and you can watch a live video stream of the post-event news conference here on MMA Junkie. Expected to take part in the press conference are the winner and loser of the BMF championship trilogy fight between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier,