Max Holloway def. Dustin Poirier at UFC 318
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Brendan Allen (25-7 MMA, 13-4 UFC) picked up arguably the biggest win of his UFC career when he outworked former middleweight title challenger Marvin Vettori (19-8-1 MMA, 9-7-1 UFC) for a unanimous decision on the prelims.
Max Holloway successfully defended his “BMF” title and avenged two loses to Dustin Poirier earlier in his career with a unanimous decision victory in the main event of UFC 318 tonight at Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans.
There was some stiff competition for “Fight of the Night” at UFC 318. Ultimately, it was Brendan Allen and Marvin Vettori who received $50,000 apiece for their middleweight cl
It was a fight UFC matchmakers had tried to make multiple times prior and when it finally came to fruition, it proved worth the wait. Daniel Rodriguez and Kevin Holland came to blows Saturday at UFC 318 and those in attendance at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans were treated to an all-time-wild brawl.
Paulo Costa got back into the win column at UFC 318 with a unanimous decision win over Roman Kopylov in the co-main event in New Orleans on Saturday night.
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SB Nation on MSNUFC 318 live blog: Paulo Costa vs. Roman KopylovThis is the UFC 318 live blog for Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov, the co-main event middleweight bout Saturday at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Costa (14-4), is hanging on to the No. spot in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its return to New Orleans with a finish-filled event featuring 14 fights in total. The UFC 318 main event featured a BMF title fight between Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway,
UFC 318 winner Michael Johnson spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters post-fight after his unanimous decision victory over Daniel Zellhuber in New Orleans.