UFC 318 — Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway 3: Results, winners, highlights, fight card, complete guide
The UFC 318 is in books, just like Dustin Poirier’s career. “The Diamond” is done as an MMA fighter after an illustrious UFC race which has seen it among the elites in Lightweight in the past five years and more. However, Poirier could not quite complete the last moment with a victory, because the former featherweight Max Holloway was too managed.
Poirier and Holloway wrote another epic chapter of their friendly rivalry when the two met for the third time in New Orleans on Saturday. Holloway dropped Poirier twice earlier, but Poirier managed to bounce back and give himself a life. But in the end, Hawaii managed to resist the storm and the hostile crowd to repel victorious while Poirrier deposited his gloves for the last time.
Elsewhere on the map, Paulo Costa put a shock in his career with a categorical victory on the Roman rampant Kopylov. Costa, who has entered the fight of 1-4 since 2020, dropped Kopylov early and never gave in to pressure. Key victory can keep it relevant in a rather shallow division of 185 pounds. In addition, Daniel Rodriguez marked an astonishing upheaval of Kevin Holland after having marked a pair of blows. And the former Bellator MMA champion with two division Patricio Pitbull won his first UFC victory by defeating Dan Ige by decision.
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UFC 318 combat card, results
- Max HOLLOWAY DEF. Dustin Poirier via a unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)
- Paulo Costa Def. Kopylov novel via a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Daniel Rodriguez def. Kevin Holland via a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Patricio Pitbull def. Dan Ige via a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Michael Johnson Def. Daniel Zellhuber by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Vinicius oliveira def. Kyler Phillips via a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Brendan Allen Def. Marvin Vettori by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Nikolay Veretennikov def. Francisco Prado via the Division decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
- Ateba Gautier Def. Robert Valentin via TKO in the first round (Punches)
- Islam Dulatov Def. Adam Fugitt via KO in the first round (Punches)
- Jimmy Crute Def. Marcin Prachnio via submission in the first round (Brassard)
- Ryan Spann def. Lukasz Brzeski via a first round submission (Starter at Guillotine)
- Brunno Ferreira def. Jackson McVey via the first round submission (Brassard)
- Carli Judice def. Nicolle Caliari via TKO of first round (strike)
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