Is fighting at home in New Orleans an advantage for Dustin Poirier at UFC 318?
Jeffrey Wagenheim
created: July 17, 2025, 12:54 p.m. | updated: July 18, 2025, 11:15 a.m.
Dustin Poirier joins "First Take" to break down why he chose Max Holloway to be his final opponent ahead of UFC 318.
For the first time in a decade, the UFC will be back in New Orleans on Saturday for UFC 318 (10 p.m.
Dustin Poirier has had only one other UFC fight in Louisiana, a 2015 first-round knockout of Yancy Medeiros.
An Irish prospect in his third UFC fight was the headliner at a raucous 3Arena, and afterward the sport was never the same.
One vocal detractor of fighting local is heavyweight Derrick Lewis, who has had four UFC fights at home in Houston.
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