UFC 318 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN2/ESPN+) takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live round-by-round coverage and official results beginning at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). UFC 318 takes place at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
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In the headliner, former featherweight champion Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) takes on former interim lightweight champ Dustin Poirier (30-9 MMA, 22-8 UFC) for a third time in what will be Poirier's final fight. The Louisiana native is set to retire after the bout in front of his home fans.
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 6 p.m. ET for the early prelims on ESPN 2 and ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET for the prelims on ESPN/ESPN+ and 10 p.m. ET for the main card on pay-per-view (via ESPN+).
Enjoy the fights, everyone.
UFC 318 lineup, results
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier β for BMF title
Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov
Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez
Patricio Freire vs. Dan Ige
Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Vinicius Oliveira vs. Kyler Phillips
Brendan Allen vs. Marvin Vettori
Francisco Prado vs. Nikolay Veretennikov
Ateba Gautier def. Robert Valentin via TKO (punches) β Round 1, 1:10
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
Islam Dulatov def. Adam Fugitt via knockout (punch) β Round 1, 4:06
Jimmy Crute def. Marcin Prachnio via submission (armbar) β Round 1, 4:42
Ryan Spann def. Lukasz Brzeski via submission (guillotine choke) β Round 1, 2:47
Brunno Ferreira def. Jackson McVey via submission (armbar) β Round 1, 3:35
Carli Judice def. Nicolle Caliari via TKO (knee, punches) β Round 3, 1:30
Ateba Gautier vs. Robert Valentin
Round 1 β Gautier unloads left and right on Valentin, but he does it patiently, and it's hilarious to see Valentin shake his head like, "Nah, that's nothing." Gautier was just landing over and over and even through the guard. Absolutely outclassed Valentin in every way for the quick TKO win. It's still early in his career, but Gautier could be a problem in the UFC middleweight division. It looks like he has "it."
Result: Ateba Gautier def. Robert Valentin via TKO (punches) β Round 1, 1:10
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Records: Gautier (8-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Valentin (10-6 MMA, 0-3 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Referee: Herb Dean
Islam Dulatov vs. Adam Fugitt
Round 1 β Dulatov puts on a striking clinic for all of 4 minutes before he lands a short left hook as Fugitt closes distance and drops him onto his back. A couple of more follow-up shots, and that's all she wrote. Man, it wasn't even that strong of a punch, but the precision accuracy was ON POINT.
