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Tonight’s UFC 318 event was headlined by a BMF title fight between fan favorites Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway. Poirier (30-10 MMA), a former UFC interim lightweight champion, was competing for the final time this evening in his home state. ‘The Diamond’ had most previously appeared in the cage 13 months ago at UFC 302, where he suffered a submission loss to Islam Makhachev. The 36-year-old had faced Holloway on two previous occasions in the past, winning both of those fights, the first by submission and the second by unanimous decision. Meanwhile, Max Holloway (27-8 MMA) entered tonight’s trilogy bout…

Alexander Volkanovski was full of praise for his former rival following UFC 318.In the main event on July 19, Max Holloway defeated Dustin Poirier to successfully defend the BMF title in New Orleans. While their back and forth bout didn’t win fight of the night honors, which Holloway wasn’t happy about, it was still a great final dance for ‘The Diamond’.Fight week may have centered around his opponent but for the defending champion, there were some big questions to answer.Holloway dismissed claims about his last loss impacting him ahead of Saturday night and he proved that to be the case…

Jul 10, 2025, 10:03 AM ETNEW YORK — John Martin, a former Turner LLC CEO and Time Warner chief financial officer, is the new chief executive officer of the Professional Fighters League.Martin will oversee all aspects of PFL’s strategy, management, operations, finances and personnel in his new role. He takes over for Peter Murray, who now becomes CEO of PFL International and reports directly to Martin.”My two greatest passions are leading media companies and MMA, so stepping into the position of PFL CEO is truly a dream role for me,” Martin said Thursday in a statement announcing his appointment.Martin served…

Louisiana native Carli Judice opened the show in style, finishing Nicolle Caliari in the third round before a run of five straight fights ended in the first round. Brunno Ferreira, Ryan Spann, and Jimmy Crute all collected submissions, while newcomers Islam Dulatov and Ateba Gautier dispatched their respective foes with strikes. The final three fights all went the distance, but they were all thoroughly entertaining and highly competitive, as Nikolay Veretennikov, local boy Brendan Allen and “Lok Dog” Vinicius Oliveira all got their hands raised. Main Card Results | Official Scorecards | Order PPV This was a perfect appetizer for…

The Octagon returned to Louisian for tonight’s UFC 318 event, and five fighters walked away with performance bonuses. This evening’s pay-per-view fight card was headlined by a trilogy match between Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway for the promotion’s BMF title. The highly anticipated contest proved to be the thrilling back and forth war that most fans were hoping for. Although Holloway got the best of Poirier early, ‘The Diamond’ was able to battle back scoring a knockdown and some stellar moments of his own. However, after 25 minutes of action, it was clear that ‘Blessed’ had finally got the best…

Dustin Poirier may have given Jon Jones a lesson in how to retire from MMA with his efforts at UFC 318.After months of turmoil in the heavyweight division and debate over Jones refusing to fight Tom Aspinall in a unification fight, things were finally cleared up in an anticlimactic manner when Dana White announced Jones’ controversial retirement.The news was delivered casually during White’s backstage press conference at the UFC Fight Night in Baku. Things could not have been more different when it came to Dustin Poirier’s retirement at UFC 318.‘The Diamond’ revealed his decision to hang up his gloves months…

Brett OkamotoCloseBrett OkamotoESPN Staff WriterBrett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. He was also a producer on the 30 for 30 film: “Chuck and Tito,” which looked back at the careers and rivalry of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. He lives in Las Vegas, and is an avid, below-average golfer in his spare time.Jeff WagenheimJul…

Main Event: Max Holloway defeats Dustin Poirier by unanimous decision (487-47, 49-46, 49-46) This is why we love this sport. Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier paired off in another classic to close out UFC 318 and Poirier’s outstanding career, thrilling the crowd at Smoothie King Center with an all-action, back-and-forth fight that culminated with Holloway successfully defending his BMF title. The Hawaiian started quickly, channeling some of what he brought against Justin Gaethje last year at UFC 300 and hurting the home state star early. But Poirier steadied himself and responded in kind, battering Holloway in the back half of…

As the Patriots head to camp, several players are on the physically unable to perform list, or the non-football injury/illness list.Receiver Stefon Diggs is not one of them.That means he is good to go, after the 2024 ACL tear that ended prematurely his lone season with the Texans. It also means that his guarantees have vested, if they hadn’t already.Via Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, the players on the PUP list are receiver Mack Hollins, tight end Austin Hooper, tackle Vederian Lowe, and linebacker Jahlani Tavai. On the NFI list are cornerback Carlton Davis III, safety Josh Minkins, and receiver Jeremiah…

Gudino, 3-0 (3 KOs), is starting at a grassroots level, building his record in a fashion similar to that of Barboza, spending his early pro years in the greater Los Angeles area. A 19-year-old from La Puente, California, Gudino had trouble finding an opponent leading into his most recent fight.