Dustin Poirier is always up for a fight. However, the “The Diamond” does know when it’s time to hang up the gloves. Poirier’s last fight will be at UFC 318 on July 19 from the Smoothie King Center in his home of Louisiana.
The last dance for Poirier won’t be an easy ride. He faces Max Holloway in a trilogy fight for the BMF Title.
Poirier (30-9, 1 NC) is a former interim champion who is 2-2 in his last four fights. The 36-year-old has faced a who’s who of fighters since turning pro in 2009. He’s tied for multiple UFC records, including most Fight of the Night bonuses (10) and most finishes (6) against current, former, or future UFC champions.
Holloway (26-8) is a former featherweight champion and one of the most lethal punchers in MMA history. “Blessed” is 3-1 in his last four fights, failing to recapture the featherweight title in October. He won the BMF Title following a dramatic buzzer-beater knockout win against Justin Gaethje at UFC 300.
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They first met in 2012, with Poirier winning via a first-round armbar in Holloway’s UFC debut. The second fight in 2019 was a war, with both landing a combined 359 significant strikes. Poirier also won that one, this time via decision.
Poirier is ready to leave it all in the octagon on fight night. At home, against someone like Holloway, who never takes the easy way out, is precisely how he wants to end his career.
“This whole camp, fight week, everything I’m going to do coming up in these next two months, I’m going to just try to embrace,” Poirier told Uncrowned’s Ariel Helwani via Yahoo. “This is the last time I’m ever going to be put in this position, and feel these nerves, and get to walk out of an arena and fight another man.
“And what a legend — when they gave me Max Holloway — to be standing across from. I said legends only, and he’s definitely all of that.”
Here’s all you need to know about UFC 318, including how to buy tickets.
UFC 318 tickets
UFC 318 is in the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 19. The home of the New Orleans Pelicans can hold up to 18,500 people.
Tickets are available now on StubHub.
Ticket prices start at $694.
Prices then range from $700, $800, $900, $1,000, $2,000, $3,000, $4,000, $5,000, $6,000, $22,000, and $24,914.
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Official UFC 318 VIP ticket packages
A UFC VIP Experience package includes premium seating, a reserved seat at the ceremonial weigh-ins, a post-weigh-in reception with UFC athletes, and more.
There is typically no age requirement. The ticket holder will be notified if an event has an age restriction. Autographs and photos are not guaranteed with the athletes.
Tickets will be delivered 5-7 days before the event date to your email.
Fight cans can sign up or purchase a package via UFC VIP, the UFC 318 VIP site, or by calling 877-211-9371.
Smoothie King Center seating map for UFC 318
Here’s the seating map for the Smoothie King Center:
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UFC 318 fight card
- Max Holloway (c) vs. Dustin Poirier 3 for the BMF Title
- Marvin Vettori vs. Brendan Allen; Middleweights
- Neil Magny vs. Gunnar Nelson; Welterweights
- Adam Fugitt vs. Islam Dulatov; Welterweights
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