Live results, analysis from UFC 318: Poirier vs. Holloway 3

The main event is next, Dustin Poirier has made his final walk to the UFC Octagon in his home state of Louisiana, where he faces his longtime rival Max Holloway for the BMF title (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV; prelims at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN2/ESPN+). “The Diamond” is going for his 31st MMA victory (all promotions) in his 41st professional appearance. Both Poirier and Holloway have 22 UFC wins. With a 23rd, one fighter will join Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Charles Oliveira and Andrei Arlovski at No. 2 on the career wins list.

Poirier and Holloway have fought twice before, and Poirier saw his hand raised on both occasions. In their first fight in 2012, Poirier welcomed the then-20-year-old Holloway to the UFC with a first-round triangle armbar. It’s the only time Holloway has been submitted in his career. Seven years later, they met for the interim lightweight belt, and Poirier ended Holloway’s 13-fight win streak by unanimous decision.

This time around, Holloway will be making his first defense of the BMF belt he defeated Justin Gaethje for last April. Holloway is the most active striker in UFC history, with a UFC-record 3,457 significant strikes in 30 fights. He has landed over 100 significant strikes per fight in a record 16 UFC bouts.

Follow along with Brett Okamoto and Jeff Wagenheim as they relay all the sights and sounds from the Smoothie King Center and provide analysis and results.