Dustin Poirier reflects on UFC 318 retirement fight
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Daniel Rodriguez is focused on keeping the momentum of his three-fight winning streak after beating Kevin Holland at UFC 318.
The UFC 318 prelims were highlighted by a streak of mismatches, which saw the early portion of the card result in a series of finishes. Fans thought the crush-matches would continue into the main card,
Holland has undoubtedly been the UFC’s most active fighter in recent times, with the July 29 pay-per-view already marking his fourth fight of 2025. That run put a few records in Holland’s sights, but one was likely eliminated from the equation owing to what transpired at UFC 318.
Analyzing the aftermath of UFC 318, including Max Holloway's ceiling at lightweight and Dustin Poirier's unfulfilled fairytale end.
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Brzeski lost three in a row to start his UFC career, before denying the debut of Valter Walker, which is a well-aged victory. However, he has endured another three-fight losing streak, all of which have been by finish.
Michael Johnson has weighed in on Tony Ferguson’s upcoming boxing debut. Longtime UFC lightweight Johnson is still winning at 39 years old, putting together an impressive three-fight win streak with a near-finish of Daniel Zellhuber on Dustin Poirier’s retirement card at UFC 318 on Saturday.
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SB Nation on MSNBiggest Winners, Loser From UFC 318Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was at it again last night (Sat., July 19, 2025) with UFC 318 from inside Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, La., which saw Max Holloway defeat Dustin Poirier via unanimous decision (see it here).
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.