Max Holloway leaned into his position of spoiler to Dustin Poirier's retirement fight, and it paid off at UFC 318 with a successful defense of his BMF title. After losing the first pair of meetings in February 2012 and April 2019,

Max Holloway defeated Dustin Poirier and produced another five-round war that is fitting of the belt that he currently holds. Having stopped ‘Blessed’ at UFC 308 last year, Topuria trolled Holloway on social media by claiming that the BMF belt is still his, posting a photo of his replica title.

On Saturday night, the fan-favorite UFC BMF title will once again be up for grabs. The belt that has no specific weight class is currently held by featherweight great Max Holloway, and will be defended at lightweight against division legend Dustin Poirier.

Former Max Holloway rival Alexander Volkanovski gave 'Blessed' his flowers following a dominant UFC 318 performance.

Holland has undoubtedly been the UFC’s most active fighter in recent times, with the July 29 pay-per-view already marking his fourth fight of 2025. That run put a few records in Holland’s sights, but one was likely eliminated from the equation owing to what transpired at UFC 318.

Dustin Poirier 3 for the BMF belt. This is Poirier’s retirement fight. And he said he doesn’t need to walk away with a belt around his waist to define his legacy. UFC 318’s co-main event is Paulo Costa vs.

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,