UFC 318 took place tonight from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana and MMA News has you covered with all the results and highlights!
In the main event, lightweights Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier faced off for the BMF title. While in the co-main event, Paulo Costa took on Roman Kopylov in a middleweight matchup.
UFC 318 Results: Main Card
- Lightweight: BMF Championship: Max Holloway def. Dustin Poirier via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46x2)
- Middleweight: Paulo Costa def. Roman Kopylov via unanimous decision (30-27x2, 29-28)
- Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez def. Kevin Holland via unanimous decision (29-28x3)
- Featherweight: Patricio Pitbull def. Dan Ige via unanimous decision (29-28x3)
- Lightweight: Michael Johnson def. Daniel Zellhuber via unanimous decision (29-28x3)
Preliminary Card
- Bantamweight: Vinicius Oliveira def. Kyler Phillips via unanimous decision (29-28x3)
- Middleweight: Brendan Allen def. Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision (30-27x2, 29-28)
- Welterweight: Nikolay Veretennikov def. Francisco Prado via split decision (29-28x2, 28-29)
- Middleweight: Ateba Abega Gautier def. Robert Valentin via TKO: R1, 1.10
Early Preliminary Card
- Welterweight: Islam Dulatov def. Adam Fugitt via KO: R1, 4.06
- Light Heavyweight: Jimmy Crute def. Marcin Prachnio via submission: R1, 4.42
- Heavyweight: Ryan Spann def. Łukasz Brzeski via submission: R1, 2.41
- Middleweight: Brunno Ferreira def. Jackson McVey via submission: R1, 3.35
Women’s Flyweight: Carli Judice def. Nicolle Caliari via TKO: R3, 1.30
Preliminary Card Highlights
Carli Judice def. Nicolle Caliari
Carli Judice earned a TKO in the third.
Brunno Ferreira def. Jackson McVey
Brunno Ferreira locked in an armbar in the first round.
Ryan Spann def. Łukasz Brzeski
Ryan Spann made quick work of Łukasz Brzeski in this heavyweight bout.
Jimmy Crute def. Marcin Prachnio
Jimmy Crute got the win with an armbar in round one.
Islam Dulatov def. Adam Fugitt
Islam Dulatov knocked out Adam Fugitt towards the end of round one.
Ateba Abega Gautier def. Robert Valentin
Ateba Abega Gautier earned a first-round TKO.
Main Card Highlights
Michael Johnson def. Daniel Zellhuber
Michael Johnson got it done on the scorecards.
Patricio Pitbull def. Dan Ige
Patricio Pitbull earned his first UFC win with a unanimous decision.
Daniel Rodriguez def. Kevin Holland
Daniel Rodriguez got it done on the scorecards in this welterweight bout.
Paulo Costa def. Roman Kopylov
Paulo Costa earned a unanimous decision.
Max Holloway def. Dustin Poirier
In the main event, Max Holloway retained the BMF belt with a unanimous decision win.