What UK time is UFC 318 tonight? Start time for Dustin Poirier vs Max Holloway
Dustin Poirier will make the walk to the octagon for the last time in his career this evening, taking on a familiar opponent in Max Holloway.
The pair have met twice before. Holloway faced the 'Diamond' on his UFC debut back in 2012. Despite showing glimpses of what he was capable of, Holloway was submitted deep in the first round. Poirier would eventually go on and move up to lightweight, while 'Blessed' conquered and ruled the featherweight division.
After racking up impressive wins over the likes of Jose Aldo, Brian Ortega, Anthony Pettis and Charles Oliveira, the 33-year-old decided to move up and compete for the interim lightweight title against none other than his old friend, Poirier. In an epic back-and-forth encounter, the 'Diamond' went on to pick up his second win over Holloway. Now, six years after their last meeting, they get to run it back for a third and final time. And so, here is everything you need to know about tonight's fights...
What UK time will UFC 318: Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier start?
Tonight's mouthwatering UFC event will take place at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The early prelims are scheduled to get underway at 11pm BST (3pm PT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET), with the prelims following at 1am BST on Sunday (5pm PT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET on Saturday). The main card will start at around 3am BST on Sunday (7pm PT / 9pm CT / 10pm ET on Saturday). The main event between Holloway and Poirier will likely take place at around 5am BST on Sunday. The fight should not start later than this but could be brought forward if the prelim fights are completed earlier than expected.
How to watch UFC 318: Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirierin the UK
Tonight's action will be shown live on TNT Sports. Fans will be able to stream the event on the broadcaster's app, while Discovery+ will also air the action in the UK. In the US, ESPN+ will stream the event live.
Full fight card and undercard
Main card
Max Holloway vs Dustin PoirierPaulo Costa vs Roman KopylovKevin Holland vs Daniel RodriguezDan Ige vs Patricio Pitbull,Michael Johnson vs Daniel Zellhuber
Prelims
Kyler Phillips vs Vinicius OliveiraMarvin Vettori vs Brendan AllenFrancisco Prado vs Nikolay VeretennikovAteba Gautier vs Robert Valentin
Early prelims
Adam Fugitt vs Islam DulatovJimmy Crute vs Marcin PrachnioRyan Spann vs Lukasz Brzeski,Brunno Ferreira vs Jackson McVey
Quotes Corner
Max Holloway:"When I go in there, the 'Blessed' man doesn't care about anybody's feelings for 25 minutes. Of course, it sucks I have to be spoiler, but I've got to do my job," he told TNT Sports. "After this one he rides off into the sunset no matter what. After this I'm jumping back on that horse and I'm grinding so I've got to keep chugging along. Right now, you feel bad, but it's just a sport. I go out there, I do my thing and get my hand raised after 25 minutes and I can feel bad after the fight."
Dustin Poirier: "I feel like it's gonna be a lot like the last one," he said when asked by The Sun how he foresees his third fight with Holloway playing out. "Back and forth on the feet, but just at a higher level and a higher IQ. It's going to be a battle, you know. It's gonna be a battle like the second one, I'm sure."
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