Max Holloway Salutes Dustin Poirier
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NEW ORLEANS – UFC 318 served as the closing stage of a legendary MMA career.
UFC legend Dustin Poirier officially ended his career with a unanimous decision loss to BMF champion Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 318 on Saturday night, and while he's at peace with his decision to step away,
The BMF belt still belongs to Max Holloway. In their third, and seemingly final, fight, Holloway and Dustin Poirier produced another classic. They went back and forth from the opening to closing bell, but in the end Holloway earned a unanimous decision and now moved into a tie for second place on the all-time UFC wins list.
Analyzing the aftermath of UFC 318, including Max Holloway's ceiling at lightweight and Dustin Poirier's unfulfilled fairytale end.
Poirier had his final fight on Saturday night in New Orleans, in the lightweight main event of UFC 318—a card that was built for him. His opponent was Max Holloway, a former featherweight champion he had beaten twice before, and on paper, had all the skills to beat again.
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