Holloway, UFC and Dustin Poirier
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Paulo Costa def. Roman Kopylov at UFC 318
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The Cameroonian powerhouse needed just 70 seconds to take out Robert Valentin in Saturday's UFC 318 prelims at Smoothie King Center. Gautier (8-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has now finished his past seven opponents in a row, six of them in the first round.
Daniel Rodriguez and Kevin Holland came to blows Saturday at UFC 318 and those in attendance at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans were treated to an all-time-wild brawl. When the dust settled, Rodriguez (20-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) was named winner by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Max Holloway defeated Dustin Poirier and produced another five-round war that is fitting of the belt that he currently holds. Having stopped ‘Blessed’ at UFC 308 last year, Topuria trolled Holloway on social media by claiming that the BMF belt is still his, posting a photo of his replica title.
En route to the victory, Johnson scored a knockdown of Zellhuber (15-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC), which joined Melvin Guillard for the most knockdowns in UFC lightweight history with 13.
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NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — The sold-out UFC 318 event recently held at the Smoothie King Center is being labeled a “huge success.” Officials with New Orleans & Company in partnership Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation saluted the July 19 event that brought in an “enthusiastic crowd” of 18,318 attendees.
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - UFC 318 delivered a historic night at the Smoothie King Center on Saturday, drawing more than 18,000 fans and generating over $8 million in ticket sales, making it the highest-grossing event in the venue’s history.
Vinicius Oliveira didn't hold back his feelings on Umar Nurmagomedov after his UFC 318 win over Kyler Phillips.