Max Holloway battles Dustin Poirier to headline UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 in New Orleans on Saturday. The main card begins at 10 p.m. ET from Smoothie King Center with the event highlighted by the lightweight title bout between sixth-ranked Dustin Poirier vs. UFC BMF champion Max Holloway. Both fighters are coming off losses. Holloway (26-8) is the -148 favorite (risk $148 to win $100) in the latest UFC odds, while Poirier, who plans to retire after this fight, (30-9) is the +124 underdog (risk $100 to win $124).
Also on the UFC 318 card is a middleweight bout between Paulo Costa (14-4) and Roman Kopylov (14-3). Costa has lost four of his last five fights, while Kopylov has won six of his last seven bouts. Kopylov is a -218 favorite, with Costa coming in at +180.
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