Dustin Poirier’s storied mixed martial arts career is over, but the perennial fan favourite was unable to end it on a winning note.

Middleweight Roman Kopylov, coming off a head kick finish of Chris Curtis, faced off with ex-title challenger Paulo Costa at UFC 318 on Saturday. Costa was 1-4 across five fights dating back to his 2020 title challenge against then-champ Israel Adesanya.

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After scoring five wins in a row, and beating the likes of Johny Hendricks and Yoel Romero, Costa was finally given his title shot against ‘The Last Stylebender’ at UFC 253. Ahead of their clash, Costa was being credited with being the one with the best chance of dethroning Adesanya because of his athleticism and powerful striking arsenal.

UFC 318 is upon us.In Saturday's main event, Dustin Poirier steps into the Octagon for the final time of his career to face Max Holloway for the BMF title. And in the co-headliner, Paulo Costa returns to action against Roman Kopylov at middleweight.

The encounter occurred at a UFC event where Adesanya was spotted interacting with fans. One fan in particular—who goes by DDPGlazer17 on TikTok—attempted to bait him into reigniting an old ...

Israel Adesanya gives firm stance on Tom Aspinall's UFC 304 interim title defense. Aspinall was in attendance at UFC 317, where Ilia Topuria knocked out Charles Oliveira for the vacant lightweight ...