Holloway defeated Dustin Poirier in a unanimous decision to retain the UFC BMF Championship in UFC 318 at the Smoothie King Center. The win for Holloway is the first in three fights against Poirier, who beat him in 2012 and 2019.

Max Holloway retains the symbolic BMF title as Dustin Poirier's esteemed career ends in defeat at UFC 318 in New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS – Dustin Poirier thinks Max Holloway could do better in a rematch vs. UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria. Poirier (30-10 MMA, 22-9 UFC) lost his retirement fight to BMF champion Holloway in Saturday's UFC 318 headliner at Smoothie King Center.

After retaining his UFC BMF Championship against Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 318 on Saturday, Max Holloway had some well-wishes for his longtime rival in his retirement.

UFC 318 is in the books and it marked the end of an incredible career for Dustin Poirier, who fell short in his retirement fight against BMF champ Max Holloway.

Alexander Volkanovski was interested in how Max Holloway would bounce back from his first KO loss, and came away very impressed.