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UFC 318 reactions: What would a BMF title win mean for Dustin Poirier?

ESPN Staff

created: April 30, 2025, 11:26 a.m. | updated: April 30, 2025, 3:55 p.m.

He and BMF title holder Max Holloway will put a period on their longtime rivalry with a third and final showdown in New Orleans at UFC 318 on July 19 for the BMF belt. Fill in the blank: Having the UFC back in New Orleans is ____Okamoto: A credit to Poirier, the UFC and the city. But Poirier is a star, and his final walk, coupled with a BMF title fight against another star in Holloway, is a lucrative main event. Parker's early best betDustin Poirier, right, will take on Max Holloway, left, in a trilogy fight for the BMF title at UFC 318 on July 19. In their last fight, Poirier won the interim lightweight title by unanimous decision, and it's hard to picture this fight going any differently.

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