Dustin poirer To face your long -time rival will have to walk your final for UFC Octagon in your home state Louisiana Max Holowe For the title of BMF on Saturday in the main event of UFC 318 (10 PM ESPN2/ESPN+ on ESPN+ at 6 pm). “The Diamond” is going for its 31st MMA win (all promotion) in its 41st professional presence. There are 22 UFCs winning both Poirier and Holowway. With a 23rd, a fighter will be included Donald “Cowboy” Seron And Charles Olivira And Andrei eralovsky Career at number 2 in winning list.
Poirier and Holowway have fought twice the first, and Pourier raised his hand on both occasions. In its first battle in 2012, the Poirier welcomed the then 20 -year -old Holowway with the first round triangle Armbar at UFC. This is the only time when Holowway is presented in his career. Seven years later, they met for the interim lightweight belt, and the Poriyar unanimously eliminated Holowway’s 13-fight winning streak.
This time, Holowway will be protecting the BMF belt which she defeated Justin Gethje For last April. Halloway UFC is the most active striker in history, with UFC-record 3,457 important attacks in 30 quarrels. He has launched more than 100 important strikes per battle in a record 16 UFC matches.
Also on the main card, middleweight Paulo Costa And Roman KopilovWhich meet the opponents on both 86% clips, find at the opposite end of the speed spectrum. Costa has lost four of its last five quarrels, including the current two-defeat streaks, while Kopilov has won the last two and five of his last seven quarrels.
In all, New Orleans will staging 14 UFC quarrels between prelims and main cards. Follow Brett Omkoto and Jeff Vagenheim as they relay all sites and sounds from the Smuthi King Center and provide analysis and results.
