After losing the first pair of meetings in February 2012 and April 2019, Holloway (27-8 MMA, 23-8 UFC) was determined not to let Poirier (30-10 MMA, 22-9 UFC) sweep their series in his exit from the sport on Saturday at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

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.

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,