UFC 318: Holloway Vs. Poirier 3 Full Fight Card Opening Betting Odds
The UFC 318 pay-per-view fight card is a week away. The card, which takes place on July 19 from Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, features a BMF title fight in the main event. That bout, Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier 3, is also scheduled to be Poirier's retirement fight. The UFC has 14 fights scheduled for the full UFC 318 fight card. We look at the opening betting odds for each fight on the upcoming UFC event.
The UFC 318 main card streams on ESPN+ PPV following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.
UFC 318 Pay-Per-View Card Opening Betting Odds: Holloway Vs. Poirier 3
Max Holloway (+130) vs. Dustin Poirier (-150) - Lightweight - For Holloway's BMF title
Paulo Costa (+250) vs. Roman Kopylov (-300) - Middleweight
Kevin Holland (-350) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (+285) - Welterweight
Dan Ige (-130) vs. Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire (+110) - Featherweight
Michael Johnson (+285) vs. Daniel Zellhuber (-350) - Lightweight
UFC 318 Preliminary Fight Card Opening Betting Odds: Holloway Vs. Poirier 3
Kyler Phillips (+170) vs. Vinicius Oliveira (-200) - Bantamweight
Marvin Vettori (+170) vs. Brendan Allen (-200) - Middleweight
Francisco Prado (+160) vs. Nikolay Veretennikov (-185) - Welterweight
Ateba Gautier (-400) vs. Robert Valentin (+330) - Middleweight
UFC 318 Early Prelims Fight Card Opening Betting Odds: Holloway Vs. Poirier 3
Adam Fugitt (+285) vs. Islam Dulatov (-350) - Welterweight
Jimmy Crute (-300) vs. Marcin Prachnio (+250) - Light Heavyweight
Ryan Spann (-286) vs. Lukasz Brzeski (+246) - Heavyweight
Brunno Ferreira (-350) vs. Jackson McVey (+285) - Middleweight
Carli Judice (-225) vs. Nicolle Caliari (+190) - Women's Flyweight
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Fight Card Date:
Saturday, July 19, 2025
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Fight Card Location:
Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Tickets:
Available from Ticketmaster
Low price: $458.55 (Standard - non resale)
High price: $8,443.75 for first row (Platinum - non resale)
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Time:
Main Card: 10:00 p.m. ET
Preliminary Card: 8:00 p.m. ET
Early Prelims: 6:15 p.m. ET
UFC 318 Fight Card: Holloway Vs. Poirier 3 Main Event
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 13: (L-R) Dustin Poirier punches Max Holloway in their interim lightweight ... More championship bout during the UFC 236 event at State Farm Arena on April 13, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Dustin Poirier (30-9-0-1) has been a UFC fighter since 2011. At the time he had a 7-1 record. Between 2011 and 2018, Poirier went 16-4-0-1, picking up notable wins over Max Holloway, Bobby Green, Jim Miller, Anthony Pettis, Justin Gaethje, and Eddie Alvarez. His losses during that stretch came to The Korean Zombie, Cub Swanson, Conor McGregor, and Michael Johnson.
Poirier's wins over Miller, Pettis, Gaethje, and Alvarez set him up to fight for the interim UFC lightweight title against then-UFC featherweight titleholder Max Holloway. Poirier was the No. 3 ranked fighter in the UFC 155-pound division at the time, April 2019. Poirier claimed the interim crown with a decision win.
In September 2019, Poirier faced Khabib Nurmagomedov in a title unification bout. Nurmagomedov won that contest by third-round submission.
Three wins after that, including two TKO victories over Conor McGregor, put Poirier in another lightweight title fight. He lost that battle to Charles Oliveira, falling to a rear-naked choke in the third round of their December 2021 matchup.
The 36-year-old Poirier is 2-2 since that setback with wins over Michael Chandler and Benoit Saint Denis. Poirier's losses during that run came against Justin Gaethje for the BMF title and, most recently, opposite Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight title at UFC 302 in June 2024.
Poirier has 15 fight-night bonus awards, which ties him for fourth all-time in that category. Poirier is the No. 5 ranked UFC lightweight.
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 13: (R-L) Max Holloway punches Dustin Poirier in their interim lightweight ... More championship bout during the UFC 236 event at State Farm Arena on April 13, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Max Holloway (26-8) has been with the UFC since 2012. If there's a stat that the UFC tracks, chances are Holloway is among the leaders. He holds the UFC featherweight record for wins (20), finishes (11), knockouts (nine), win streak (13 straight), total fight time (6:58:57), significant strikes landed (2,971), and total strikes landed (3,180). Holloway's overall UFC records include significant strikes landed (3,457) and total strikes landed (3,706).
Holloway's run as UFC featherweight champ began in June 2017 when he knocked out Jose Aldo. Holloway entered that contest as the interim champ, a belt he won by knocking out Anthony Pettis in December 2016. He defended his title against Aldo (TKO), Brian Ortega (TKO), and Frankie Edgar (decision). He also attempted to win the interim UFC lightweight belt during that run, but he fell short, dropping a decision to Dustin Poirier.
Holloway's championship run ended in December 2019 when Alexander Volkanovski beat him by decision. Volkanovski retained the title in an immediate rematch.
Wins over Calvin Kattar and Yair Rodriguez earned Holloway another shot at Volkanovski and his title in July 2022, but the champ retained his belt with a decision win.
Holloway followed that setback with wins over Arnold Allen, the Korean Zombie, and Justin Gaethje. The Gaethje victory, a fight that many voted 'Fight of the Year' and 'Knockout of the Year,' earned Holloway the BMF title. That fight took place at 155 pounds.
Holloway followed his BMF title win with the first knockout loss of his career, falling to Ilia Topuria in a UFC featherweight title fight in October 2024.
Holloway is the No. 1 fighter in the official UFC featherweight rankings. He is also ranked at No. 12 at 155 pounds and sits at No. 12 in the pound-for-pound rankings.
UFC 318: Holloway Vs. Poirier Previous Meetings
LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 04: Dustin Poirier (blue shorts) attempts to submit Max Holloway during ... More the UFC 143 event at Mandalay Bay Events Center on February 4, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Poirier is 2-0 against Holloway. They first met in a featherweight scrap at UFC 143 in February 2012. The bout was Holloway's fifth pro fight and first as a member of the UFC. He was 4-0 heading into the contest. Meanwhile, Poirier had been with the WEC/UFC for two years by then with a 11-1 pro record. Poirier won that fight, and earned Submission of the Night, for his first-round triangle armbar stoppage.
The two faced off for the second time in April 2019 at UFC 236. That matchup was for the interim UFC lightweight title. Poirier won that 'Fight of the Night' bonus-winning scrap. Poirier failed to unify the title, losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov by submission at UFC 242 in September 2019.
We will have more on the UFC 318 fight card as fight night nears.
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