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UFC 318 takes place at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans and features a BMF title fight between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier. Scroll below to see how last week's veterans fared on the regional scene, and check out the names and details of the upcoming weekend's competitors.
Dustin Poirier will receive a hero's welcome in his native Louisiana at UFC 318 when he battles Max Holloway for a third time in their careers. It's a respect Poirier earned from his peers and the promotion that they would take a PPV event to New Orleans for the first time in 25 years as a proper send off to one of the good guys in the sport's history.
MMA legends Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva have agreed to a set of rules for their upcoming boxing match in September.
One heavyweight who has made a quick impact is Valter Walker. His third straight first-round UFC stoppage win – and third straight by heel hook, a new record – has him onto the chart for the first time and no doubt looking to make a fast climb. Check out all the latest moves in the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie MMA rankings.
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UFC star Dustin Poirier's head coach has spoken about him possibly breaking his upcoming retirement in the future.
A multitude of names often appear on fighters’ and fans’ selections for their MMA Mount Rushmore. ‘The Diamond’ chose four of the more common choices, including his former opponent Khabib Nurmagomedov. “Top four? (Jon) Jones, Khabib, (Georges) St-Pierre, and Anderson Silva,” Poirier said.
An 18-0 PFL world champion has been shot five times in an aggravated incident in Makhachkala. Timur 'Imam' Khizriev, who won the PFL 2024 world championships opposite Brendan Loughrane, was caught on video being assaulted by two men in masks in a residential area in Makhachkala, Dagestan.
Nigerian MMA fighter and police officer Juliet Ukah will be part of the first Professional Fighters League event in Africa on Saturday.