Dustin Poirier reflects on UFC 318 retirement fight
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Dana White’s press conference took a funny turn after UFC 318 on Saturday night. The CEO mainly spoke about BMF titleholder Max Holloway beating Dustin Poirier, who retired after losing in front of a hometown crowd in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) is yet to compete since breaking his leg in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021. He had re-entered the UFC drug-testing pool to face Michael Chandler at UFC 303 in June 2024 but withdrew from the fight a month away after breaking his pinky toe.
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Perennial fan favorite Dustin Poirier wanted to go home for his farewell and the UFC delivered, putting him in a main event against two-time rival Max Holloway before what's sure to be a partisan crowd at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.