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

Welcome to today's edition of Sportskeeda MMA News Roundup! With UFC 318 marking his final bout, Dustin Poirier gave insight into what his life could look like after fighting.

In a recent Instagram post, the ESPN MMA account posted DM replies after asking a number of notable names to share their best memories from Poirier’s UFC career. Joining the likes of Daniel Cormier and Jorge Masvidal in responding was the UFC 318 headliner’s wife, Jolie, who has been by his side throughout.

Some of the biggest names in the sport help define Poirier's legacy ahead of his UFC 318 retirement fight vs. Max Holloway

Khabib Nurmagomedov fought the UFC’s best during his legendary career, but none quite hit him like Justin Gaethje. Nurmagomedov went as far as to say that Gaethje ‘hit like a

McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) is yet to compete since breaking his leg in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021. He had re-entered the UFC drug-testing pool to face Michael Chandler at UFC 303 in June 2024 but withdrew from the fight a month away after breaking his pinky toe.

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.