Yuck!
With UFC 317 within the rearview mirror, the subsequent pay-per-view (PPV) occasion, UFC 318, goes down in three weeks (Sat., June 19, 2025) inside Smoothie King Middle in New Orleans, Louisiana.
In the principle occasion, former Featherweight champion Max Holloway takes on Dustin Poirier for the third time and can defend his “BMF” title.
Introduced throughout the UFC 317 broadcast, UFC 318’s major card leaves a lot to be desired.
Clearly, Poirier’s retirement is the promoting level, and his second combat with Holloway again at UFC 236 was wonderful, however is that combat price 80 bucks?
The co-main occasion pits Dan Ige in opposition to Patricio Pitbull. Whereas intriguing, Pitbull’s lackluster UFC debut dampens pleasure. The “featured” bout options Ateba Gautier, aka Mini Ngannou, in opposition to Robert Valentin, who’s 0-2 within the Octagon.
Rounding out the principle card are Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov—a rescheduled combat from final weekend—and Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber.
Look, whereas these matchups may ship, charging blended martial arts (MMA) followers $80 for this PPV feels extreme, and the fanbase isn’t thrilled.
This might have been a combat evening
— faizan haq (@bigbellyfunk) June 29, 2025
They actually having a ppv with simply 1 worthy combat?
— Verocity Vortex (@memoryhole1984) June 29, 2025
Right here is the whole UFC 318 combat card:
UFC 318 Primary Occasion:
155 lbs.: BMF champion Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier
UFC 318 Primary Card, Prelims:
155 lbs.: Dan Ige vs. Patricio Pitbull185 lbs.: Ateba Gautier vs. Robert Valentin185 lbs.: Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov155 lbs.: Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber
UFC 318 Prelims:
185 lbs.: Marvin Vettori vs. Brendan Allen170 lbs.: Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez185 lbs.: TBD vs. Brunno Ferreira170 lbs.: Adam Fugitt vs. Islam Dulatov170 lbs.: Neil Magny vs. Gunnar Nelson35 lbs.: Kyler Phillips vs. Vinicius Oliveira205 lbs.: Jimmy Crute vs. Marcin Prachnio170 lbs.: Francisco Prado vs. Nikolay Veretennikov125 lbs.: Carli Judice vs. Nicolle Caliari265 lbs.: Ryan Spann vs. Lukasz Brzeski
To checkout UFC’s upcoming schedule of occasions click on right here.
