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🥊 UFC 318 delivered in spades—Max Holloway spoiled Dustin Poirier’s send‑off, but not before serving up a fight for the ages.

In this recap segment, we cover:

🥊 Poirier goes out in style: A competitive, hard-hitting finale that fits the legacy of one of MMA’s class acts—as sharp in the cage as ever.

⚡ Holloway’s standout performance: Excellent volume, precision body work, and a killer pace that earned him a unanimous decision and retained his BMF title.

🔍 Round-by-round moments: Holloway edged early with crisp leg and body strikes. Poirier landed big moments later, pushing some of the tightest rounds of the trilogy. Holloway’s output gave him the edge on the scorecards.

This fight will go down as a classic in Poirier’s legacy and another strong highlight reel win for Holloway, who now ties for second in all-time UFC wins.

👉 Dive into the full recap for fight breakdown, legacy discussion, and what’s next for both fighters.

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00:00UFC 318 was a fitting tribute to a legend in mixed martial arts as Dustin Poirier fought
00:23for the final 25 minutes of his career in a classic against Dustin or sorry against Max Holloway
00:30um I thought that this was a really really fun fight back at UFC 318 I enjoyed every bit of it
00:38and I thought it was a fantastic end to Dustin Poirier's career it wasn't a fight where you're
00:43like oh all right this is the last time we get it let's just enjoy having him out there he was
00:49still sharp he was still competitive and he goes out with another classic against uh another one
00:56of the greatest to do it and someone who he has a tie with in Max Holloway so a credit to Dustin
01:03Poirier for being able to go out there still look that good still be competitive go out with another
01:09classic and from a pro wrestling sense put over the guy on the way out which I know that's not what
01:15he wanted to do but it is kind of the MMA way um where you don't always get to win your retirement
01:22fight Dustin Poirier did not get to do that on Saturday back at UFC 318 in New Orleans but still
01:29um I thought the UFC treated it with appropriate reverence I've talked before about how I don't
01:34think this promotion celebrates its past effectively at all a big reason for that is a lot of the guys
01:40just have a bad reputation with Dana now but this was this was an excellent job of recognizing this
01:45guy has been very important to us he is the type of regs to riches story that combat sports was built
01:50on and he was a big part of the momentum that we have been able to build here so I think it was a great
01:57way to send off one of the great fighters in the the history of combat sports just a reminder that
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02:27actually sticking around after UFC 318 Max Holloway I thought he had some fantastic moments I did think
02:33that he got hittable as we went into the final couple of rounds like everything was going really
02:37well for him his boxing was so on point he was so sharp with that jab his movement his hand speed is
02:44elite and it was just overwhelming he did a great job of beating Dustin Poirier to the punch figuratively
02:49and literally as that fight went on but then Poirier lands the shot that drops him he jumps for the
02:55ghillie and doesn't get it but after that Max felt hittable that felt like it really kind of powered
03:02down Max Holloway and he was still good like he was still deserving of the win but I thought
03:07if Poirier would have been able to turn it on a little bit more there I thought Max was gettable
03:12in a couple of those rounds that Poirier wasn't able to get and so that that was one where Holloway
03:19gets hit and he comes away with the win but that part needs to I think kind of tighten up if um if
03:24you're Max Holloway going forward but still excellent edge in the striking department he ends up
03:29with 113 to 99 in the significant head strikes um he had 23 to 9 with leg kicks he landing that like
03:37they weren't the the blistering ones but he was he was sticking them out there and you need to do that
03:41but I thought a big part of this early was the investment in the body shots he outstruck
03:46Dustin Poirier 46 to 5 to the body and it is those ones again when when he's looking to get off first
03:52um unless you're going to get into a wild firefight with him you kind of have to like defend them
03:57and then try to set up your offense that way and it wasn't always like it was a lot of punches to
04:01the head but it wasn't like it was a good jab but then when you're coming into those shots to the
04:04body like that is still sending your opponent off a little bit and allowing you to get in a little bit
04:11closer get your combinations going and really show that speed and continue to overwhelm your opponent
04:16and so I thought he utilized those very effectively I don't think it slowed down Dustin Poirier at all
04:22I think there are some cars that couldn't do that but I I do think that it was a good way to just
04:28keep I I guess kind of filling the space almost they were more impactful than that but to to keep
04:33kind of just like adding points adding points accumulating damage putting that work in making
04:38that investment and still being able to just be part of the bigger overall overwhelming picture
04:43for Max Holloway and then I did like the leg kicks early again it was just a part of that big volume
04:48edge that he had over Dustin Poirier so an excellent game plan excellent execution should
04:54Max Holloway be next for the championship I I don't think so I don't think that this I don't think you
05:02watch this and go well now I've completely forgotten about what Ilya Teporia did to this human being
05:07absolutely not um so I I think that there is still another fight to go for a Max Holloway I like a shot
05:15with uh Charles DeBronct go for it if Armin Sarukian doesn't get the next title opportunity um go with
05:22that one if Patty Pimblett uh doesn't then go with him like there there are some options but I think
05:26Holloway is still a fight away and he might even be a fight away from being a fight away still but you
05:32know he is going to bring it you know he is going to bring a ton of the action going forward so very
05:37very very impressive performance for Max Holloway on this night
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