Jesse Holland is among the longest-tenured media professionals in the combat sports news space, covering MMA, professional wrestling and boxing on a full-time basis since early 2004.
LIVE: UFC 318 ceremonial weigh ins video results! With the UFC 318 early (and official) weigh ins already in the books (get full results and video here), the cast and crew of tomorrow night’s (Sat., July 19, 2025) UFC 318: “Holloway vs. Poirier 3” pay-per-view (PPV) mixed martial arts (MMA) event will head to Smoothie King Center in New Orleans for the ceremonial weigh ins and corresponding staredowns, streaming LIVE at 6 p.m. ET in the embedded video above.
One last hurrah for “The Diamond.”
“The only thing I can take from the previous two fights is his output and his durability,” Poirier said during the UFC 318 press conference. “We’re different fighters every time. This is a trilogy that has spanned 13 years. We were kids at the beginning, more mature and technical fighters the second one. This time, it’s going to be who we are in this day and age, and we’re going to see who’s better.”
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LEGENDARY TRILOGY / BMF SHOWDOWN! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) continues its 2025 pay-per-view (PPV) schedule on Sat., July 19, 2025, with a thrilling trilogy set to headline UFC 318 from inside Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. In UFC 318’s PPV main event, Max Holloway defends his BMF title against former interim Lightweight champion (and No. 3-ranked contender), Dustin Poirier, in a high-stakes, five-round clash that will mark the final fight for “The Diamond” before he retires from the sport. UFC 318’s PPV co-main event features Middleweight contenders Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov in a pivotal 185-pound bout rescheduled from UFC 317. UFC 318 will also showcase a Welterweight clash between Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez, a Featherweight showdown pitting Dan Ige vs. Patricio Pitbull, a Lightweight bout featuring Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber and much more! UFC 318’s start time is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. ET (“Early Prelims”), 8 p.m. ET (“Prelims” undercard) and 10 p.m. ET (PPV main card).
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