The promotion has released the UFC 318 cold open video, and it pays tribute to the rivalry between the two longtime UFC standouts, who have fought two times previously. Poirier beat Holloway in Holloway's promotional debut in 2012, then beat him for the interim lightweight belt in 2019.

Follow UFC 318 live results and round-by-round updates for the Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway 3 fight card on Saturday night in New Orleans.

UFC President Dana White joins Colin Cowherd to preview UFC 318’s main event between Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway. He also shares his role in promoting the Canelo Álvarez vs. Terence Crawford super fight and what fans can expect from the boxing event of the year.

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

Dustin Poirier is back in the octagon for a retirement bout this weekend, taking on Max Holloway for a third time

'El Matador' is the new No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter after knocking out Charles Oliveira at UFC 317. His last three wins contain two featherweight greats in Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, whom he knocked out in devastating fashion.

Prior to the Topuria loss, Holloway scored an iconic knockout of Justin Gaethje in his return to lightweight at UFC 300. This time, Holloway looked like a much more natural 155-pounder than he did when he lost to Poirier on short notice for the interim title at UFC 236.

Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) defends his BMF title against the retiring Dustin Poirier (30-9 MMA, 22-8 UFC) in Saturday's UFC 318 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) main event at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.