After losing the first pair of meetings in February 2012 and April 2019, Holloway (27-8 MMA, 23-8 UFC) was determined not to let Poirier (30-10 MMA, 22-9 UFC) sweep their series in his exit from the sport on Saturday at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

A dominant win at UFC 318 sets the stage for a potential high-stakes rematch. It was an emotional night at UFC 318, as fans witnessed the farewell fight of a true legend. Dustin Poirier closed out his storied career in front of a roaring hometown crowd in New Orleans,

SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani reveals his picks for the UFC 318 fight card from Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Saturday

The full UFC 318 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Max Holloway: $42,000 def. Dustin Poirier: $32,000 Paulo Costa: $11,000 def. Roman Kopylov: $6,000 Daniel Rodriguez: $11,000 def. Kevin Holland: $21,000 Patricio Freire: $4,000 def. Dan Ige: $16,000 Michael Johnson: $21,000 def. Daniel Zellhuber: $6,000