Video: 'UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3' media day live stream (noon ET)
Before fight night arrives, though, notable athletes from the main card and preliminary are scheduled to speak to reporters Wednesday at media day, and MMA Junkie will have a live stream beginning at noon ET/9 a.m. PT.
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That includes headliners Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) and Dustin Poirier (30-9 MMA, 22-8 UFC), who meet in a lightweight trilogy bout for the BMF strap in the main event.
If you happen to miss any of the individual sessions on the live stream, check below for the archived videos of each media day.
Brendan Allen
Marvin Vettori
Daniel Zellhuber
Michael Johnson
Patricio Freire
Dan Ige
Daniel Rodrigez
Kevin Holland
Roman Kopylov
Paulo Costa
Dustin Poirier
Max Holloway
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