UFC icon Dustin Poirier retires after defeat by Max Holloway in thrilling trilogy bout - Holloway retained the ‘Baddest Motherf*****’ title and finally beat his old rival, who retired in his home stat

Five fast facts about Dustin Poirier's wife Jolie, who has been by his side throughout the entirety of his MMA career.

Khabib Nurmagomedov got a higher base purse for his fight against UFC 318 headliner Dustin Poirier than for the most successful pay-per-view of all time. When fans reminisce about Nurmagomedov’s legendary 29-0 career in MMA, it usually doesn’t take long before one particular fight comes up.

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.

UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier was left in disbelief after hearing one stat from Conor McGregor’s UFC career.

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.

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.