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'One of the greatest': Dustin Poirier's UFC 318 retirement prompts sea of tributes from MMA's best
Dustin Poirier may not have gone out on top, but he retired a legend nonetheless. The former UFC interim lightweight champion — and all-time great action fighter — called it a career on Saturday night after falling short in his Louisiana homecoming against Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 318.
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Dustin Poirier disagreed with judges’ scores in UFC 318 retirement fight: ‘It felt a lot closer to me’
In the final 10 seconds, Holloway repeated trademark maneuver when he pointed to the canvas and invited Poirier to throw down with him. When Holloway did that back at UFC 300, he scored one of the most dramatic finishes in the history of combat sports when he flattened Justin Gaethje with a punch that ended the fight just as time expired.
UFC 318 live updates: Results, round-by-round coverage of every fight
UFC 318 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN2/ESPN+) takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live round-by-round coverage and official results beginning at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). UFC 318 takes place at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
UFC 318 odds, props, predictions, fight card: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 picks, bets from proven MMA expert
SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani reveals his picks for the UFC 318 fight card from Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Saturday
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