To be sure, Poirier (30-9) has had a decorated career. The former Interim UFC lightweight champion owns 15 wins by knockout and eight by submission, with 13 first-round finishes. “The Diamond” holds wins against Conor McGregor twice, and his two most recent victories are against Benoit Saint Denis and Michael Chandler.

Max Holloway is fully embracing his villain role in the build-up to UFC 318. Holloway, 33, puts his BMF title on the line against Dustin Poirier in their main event trilogy bout at UFC 318 on

Dustin Poirier will receive a hero's welcome in his native Louisiana at UFC 318 when he battles Max Holloway for a third time in their careers. It's a respect Poirier earned from his peers and the promotion that they would take a PPV event to New Orleans for the first time in 25 years as a proper send off to one of the good guys in the sport's history.

Dustin Poirier's manager recounts his client's biggest moments entering UFC 318 and how the second Conor McGregor fight was not financially lucrative.

If Dustin Poirier’s last fight with Max Holloway is anything to go off, he will be victorious at UFC 318. Poirier faces Holloway in the main event of UFC 318 in his hometown of New Orleans,