Dustin Poirier faces a familiar enemy for a familiar title in the final fight of his legendary career.
“The Diamond” announced on Friday on “The Pat McAfee Show” which he was to face Max Holloway in a trilogy fight for the BMF title of the UFC ceremonial on July 19 in a birthday case of the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, at UFC 318. A Poirier, Poirier, in place of Louisiana.
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Poirier (29-8, 1 NC) previously challenged for the BMF title of the UFC in July 2023, losing a revenge match against Justin Gaethje via the KO in the second round.
Poirier and Holloway fought twice before. The future duo of the fame of fame has initially collided as a prospect in a featherweight fight from 2012 to the start of their respective UFC careers, with pear -win by submission in the first round. They then fought seven years later like two of the best talents in the world, Poirier beating Holloway again – this time in an exciting unanimous decision – to capture the interim title of the light weights of the UFC in 2019.
Poirier, 36, undoubtedly disputed for the UFC light UFC undisputed for the third time during his last fight last June, losing against Islam Makhachev via a fifth round submission to the UFC 302.
Holloway (26-8) also failed in a title offer at its last outing last October, undergoing the first loss with direct elimination of her career in the hands of Ilia Topuria in a failed shot to resume the featherweight of the UFC.
Holloway, 33, had won three consecutive fights before this setback, including an instantly legendary Knockout of Gaethje to win the BMF title at the UFC 300. won the honors of the Knockout of the Year in 2024 of the Non-Couronne during an almost unanimous vote.
