UFC 318 Highlights and results: Max Holloway against Dustin Poirier, Paulo Costa against Roman Kopylov and more | International sports news

UFC 318 marked the end of an era when Dustin Poirier said goodbye to MMA. In his own words: “Fully paid, earned in the blood.” The New Orleans Supercard delivered 14 action -packed battles, 6 ended in surfaces, while 8 was distance. Here is a quick look at the main tickets highlights.

1- Max Holloway against Dustin Poirier BMF title fight

Holloway dropped Poirier twice in round 1 with high -volume typical strikes, but Poirier quickly recovered. Holloway stayed aggressive in round 2 and landed clean combos that Poirier sent back to the mat. Poirier fought back, cut Holloway under the eye and tried a late guillotine. Spring the Gilly silly! Round 3 saw an accidental scratch near Poirier's left eye, but he decided to continue. Poirier picked up the pace in round 4, but Holloway remained composed and landed cleaner. In the last round, Holloway's volume collided with Poirier's strength. After a short eye, they stormed in the last seconds. Holloway landed big shots and rocked Poirier just before the bell. Poirier survived to hear it and completed an epic, emotional battle of retirement. The interview after the fight contained an emotional tribut video to one of the largest non-driving champions in UFC history.

2- Paulo Costa against Roman Kopylov

The originally planned for UFC 317, the fight for UFC 318 was re -planned after Costa got sick. In round 1 Costa came out aggressively, Kopylov 41-11 failed in significant strikes and gave him bloody. He kept control in round 2 and mixed his attacks while Kopylov remained hesitant. Kopylov landed a solid shot in round 3, but Costa decreased and remained composed. The fight went into the distance and Costa won through a unanimous decision. After the fight, the Brazilian Khamzat Chimaev called a coward.

3- Daniel Rodriguez against Kevin Holland

Both fighters landed the same significant strikes in round 1 with 32. Holland suffered a cut under his left eye. In round 2, Rodriguez Holland dropped with a stiff shock and checked it on the floor, even though his corner asked him to get up. Although Rodriguez showed a certain tiredness, he displaced the round.In the third round, Holland Rally became heavy shots, but Rodriguez recovered, mounted him and ended strongly. Rodriguez won through a unanimous decision. This was his third victory in a fight in a fight that was worthy of “Fight of the Night”.

4- Patricio Pitbull against Dan Ige

Patricio Pitbull dominated the first two rounds and let Dan Ige bloody in round 2. In round 3 IGE landed a strong knee that briefly rattled Pitbull, but the veteran quickly recovered and regained control. Pitbull secured a unanimous decision win and marked his first victory in the UFC after losing his debut against Yair Rodriguez in Miami.

5- Michael Johnson against Daniel Zellhuber

The light veteran opened the main card with one point to prove it, and he did exactly that. Michael Johnson processed the younger Daniel Zellhuber to achieve a unanimous victory. Johnson then spoke to Daniel Cormier and said that he served Zellhuber a “modest cake”. This is Johnson's third victory in a row, with two unanimous decisions being made.Read also: Paulo Costa explodes after having bothered Khamzat Chimaev DMS to his girlfriend ahead of UFC 318 Clash