Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier gave their breakdown on how Islam Makhachev does at 170 pounds. Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) defends his BMF title against Dustin Poirier (30-9 MMA, 22-8 UFC) in a trilogy bout,

Poirier first bested Holloway in 2012 when the two men were still featherweights before he also gave "Blessed" a rude welcome to lightweight at UFC 236, where Poirier claimed the interim UFC lightweight belt via unanimous decision.

One of those losses came to then lightweight champion Makhachev, who submitted Poirier in the final round of their title fight at UFC 302 last summer. Poirier drew blood from Makhachev and earned the champion’s respect through five rounds. Makhachev sent Poirier a message following his retirement loss to Holloway.

UFC commentator says the recent streak of Ilia Topuria is the most impressive in MMA history, praising his dominance and unbeaten record.

In a 5-round featherweight bout on the main card, Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier meet Saturday at UFC 318 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

UFC 318 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN2/ESPN+) takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live round-by-round coverage and official results beginning at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). UFC 318 takes place at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

UFC star joins heated debate, claims prime Conor McGregor would easily beat Ilia Topuria in a featherweight showdown.

Former Bellator champion Patricio Pitbull earned a landmark win in a career that dates back years and has included several impressive wins throughout it. Pitbull scored a decision victory over Dan Ige in a featured bout at UFC 318 Saturday night.