UFC icon Dustin Poirier retires after defeat by Max Holloway in thrilling trilogy bout - Holloway retained the ‘Baddest Motherf*****’ title and finally beat his old rival, who retired in his home stat

Holloway was not intimidated, however, as he stood up to Poirier in front of the hostile crowd. "Blessed" will need to overcome that element at UFC 318 in addition to trying to avenge a submission loss to Poirier at UFC 143 in February 2012 and a unanimous decision defeat in the rematch at UFC 236 in April 2019.

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,

Two of the most respected fighters in recent Ultimate Fighting Championship history do battle Saturday night in New Orleans, where Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway will fight for the third and likely final time at UFC 318.

Here's when to expect Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier to walk out to the cage for their BMF title-fight trilogy at UFC 318.