Ahead of his last dance, Poirier has been credited by UFC boss Dana White who labeled him as an ‘all-time great’ and admitted that he created the event just for ‘The Diamond’. The last time Poirier competed in front of his hometown fans, he ran through another Hawaiian, and he will be hoping history will repeat itself come July 19.

WIll Joe Rogan be at UFC 318? Paul Felder will join Jon Anik and Daniel Cormier at the commentary table for "Holloway vs. Poirier 3" on Sat. night (July 19, 2025) inside Smoothie King Center in New Orleans,

UFC 318 has a main card that starts at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view via ESPN+. The preliminary card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, and early prelims stream on ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET.

UFC light heavyweights Ryan Spann and Sam Alvey treated the remote-viewing audience to a firefight on the UFC 249 undercard. Spann walked away with a split decision win over Alvey to continue his climb up the 205-pound division.

The BMF title is up for grabs for only the fourth time this weekend at UFC 318. But several MMA fans are still unaware of what the belt actually represents. Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier 3