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Find out everything you need to know about UFC 318 as Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier face off at the top of the New Orleans card in the early hours of Sunday 20th July, 2025.
UFC 318 Date
UFC 318 is scheduled to take place on Saturday 19th July, with the main card action to get underway in the early hours of Sunday 20th July for fight fans in the UK and Ireland.
UFC 318 Card
Main card:
- Max Holloway v Dustin Poirier (Lightweight)
- Ateba Gautier v Robert Valentin (Middleweight)
- Dan Ige v Patricio Pitbull (Featherweight)
- Paulo Costa v Roman Kopylov (Middleweight)
- Michael Johnson v Daniel Zellhuber (Lightweight)
Prelims:
- Marvin Vettori v Brendan Allen (Middleweight)
- Kyler Phillips v Vinicius Oliveria (Bantamweight)
- Iskram Aliskerov v Brunno Ferreira (Middleweight)
UFC 318 Location and Venue
UFC 318 will take place at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
UFC 318 Times
The main card at UFC 318 will begin from 03:00 (BST) on Sunday 20th July, 2025, with the prelims starting at 23:00 (BST) on Saturday 19th July, 2025.
Are there any belts on the line at UFC 318?
Max Holloway's "BMF" belt will be on the line in the main event as he faces the retiring Dustin Poirier, in what may be the latter's final fight.
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