Poirier will face off against two-time former opponent Max Holloway in a BMF title bout in the main event in New Orleans’ Smoothie King Center on Saturday, July 19, and with less than two weeks to go, the official bout list has been released for the event.
The co-main event will see ranked middleweights go head to head as Paulo Costa and Roman Kopylov do battle at 185 pounds, while at welterweight, Kevin Holland will make his fourth appearance of 2025 when he takes on Daniel Rodriguez.
Former Bellator featherweight champion Patricio Pitbull will look to secure his first UFC win at the second time of asking when he takes on perennial ranked contender Dan Ige, and longtime UFC lightweight vet Michael Johnson returns to action against Mexican crowd-pleaser Daniel Zellhuber.
Fourteen bouts have been officially confirmed for the event in NOLA, and you can check out the full list below.
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UFC 318: Confirmed fights
- Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier – for BMF title
- Paulo Costa vs Roman Kopylov
- Kevin Holland vs Daniel Rodriguez
- Dan Ige vs Patricio Pitbull
- Michael Johnson vs Daniel Zellhuber
- Kyler Phillips vs Vinicius Oliveira
- Marvin Vettori vs Brendan Allen
- Francisco Prado vs Nikolay Veretennikov
- Ateba Gautier vs Robert Valentin
- Adam Fugitt vs Islam Dulatov
- Jimmy Crute vs Marcin Prachnio
- Ryan Spann vs Lukasz Brzeski
- Brunno Ferreira vs Jackson McVey
- Carli Judice vs Nicolle Caliari










