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The time has come for Dustin Poirier to lay down his gloves, but not before one more scrap in his home state of Louisiana with his longtime rival, BMF titleholder Max Holloway. The two fighters first met at featherweight in Holloway's UFC debut in 2012. Poirier's welcome gift was a triangle armbar that made Holloway tap out 3:23 into the first round.
Former interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier is returning to his home state for a trilogy fight against UFC BMF champion Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 318 on Saturday at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
In the main event of UFC 317, Ilia Topuria will aim to become a two-weight champion when he faces Charles Olivera for the vacant lightweight title.
Louisiana native Dustin Poirier is locked for a UFC BMF title fight in his home state to conclude his career, as New Orleans will host Poirier’s battle with title-holder Max Holloway to highlight the July 19 card at the Smoothie King Center. This will be the third battle between the lightweight combatants, the 36-year-old Poirier, who hails from Lafayette, Louisiana, taking the first two contests. Both fighters are coming off losses in title fights, however. Poirier (30-9) submitted to Islam Makhachev last June, while the 33-year-old Holloway (26-8) lost in knockout fashion to Ilia Topuria in October. “For Dustin Poirier to be able to finish his remarkable UFC career in New Orleans is special,” UFC executive vice president Peter Dropick said in a news release.
Ilia Topuria's first appearance as a UFC lightweight will be for a championship, but it will not be against Islam Makhachev.
José Aldo, a two-time UFC featherweight champion who made a record seven title defenses, retired following a brutal loss to Aiemann Zahabi at UFC 315 on Saturday night in Montreal.
Dustin Poirier siap pensiun. Laga terakhirnya sudah diumumkan, pertarungan kontra Max Holloway di UFC 318.
One of the most iconic careers in MMA history will come to a close this summer, as UFC veteran Dustin Poirier will make his final walk to the Octagon on July 19.