UFC 318 is shaping up to be the final fight in a legendary career for Dustin Poirier. And “The Diamond” is pulling out all the stops.
Not only will the event be in his home state of Louisiana from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Poirier will have a special guest walk him to the Octagon to face Max Holloway.
Lil Wayne, a native of New Orleans, will be joining Poirier for the walk.
Dustin Poirier officially announces Lil Wayne will be walking out with him at #UFC318 in New Orleans 👀🔥 pic.twitter.com/NSwItcgtIp
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 16, 2025
Poirier will be attempting to secure the “BMF” title from Holloway, a former UFC featherweight champion. This marks the third fight between the two future UFC Hall of Famers, as they have split the previous two.
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Poirier claimed the interim UFC lightweight belt in 2019 at UFC 236 with a decision win over Holloway. That loss ended a 13-fight win streak for “Blessed.”
UFC 318 takes place this Saturday night live on ESPN+ pay-per-view. Paulo Costa takes on Roman Kopylov, Kevin Holland meets Daniel Rodriguez, Dan Ige fights Patricio Pitbull and Michael Johnson battles Daniel Zellhuber in other main card bouts for the evening.
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