UFC 318

When is UFC 318?

UFC 318 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 19th, 2025, at Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States.

Who's the main event at UFC 318?

Max Holloway will square off against Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 318.

The fight will take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit will be 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Who's fighting on the card at UFC 318?

On the card for UFC 318, Michael Johnson will square off against Daniel Zellhuber in a Lightweight bout, Dan Ige will fight Patricio Pitbull at Featherweight, Paulo Costa is set to face Roman Kopylov in their Middleweight contest, and Kevin Holland will take on Daniel Rodriguez in a Welterweight fight.

On the prelim card, Marvin Vettori will square off against Brendan Allen in a Middleweight bout, Adam Fugitt will fight Islam Dulatov at Welterweight, Kyler Phillips is set to face Vinicius Oliveira in their Bantamweight contest, and Carli Judice will take on Nicolle Caliari in a Women’s Flyweight fight.

Additionally, Jimmy Crute is set to face the challenge of Marcin Prachnio in a Light Heavyweight bout, Francisco Prado will square off against Nikolay Veretennikov at Welterweight, Ateba Abega Gautier will fight Robert Valentin in their Middleweight contest, and Ryan Spann is set to face Lukasz Brzeski in a Heavyweight fight.

Rounding off the prelim portion of the card, Brunno Ferreira will take on Jackson McVey in a Middleweight bout.

Full UFC 318 Card.

The following fights are set to feature on UFC 318:

Main Event

• Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier (Lightweight - 5 Rounds)

Main Card

• Michael Johnson vs Daniel Zellhuber (Lightweight - 3 Rounds)
• Dan Ige vs Patricio Pitbull (Featherweight - 3 Rounds)
• Paulo Costa vs Roman Kopylov (Middleweight - 3 Rounds)
• Kevin Holland vs Daniel Rodriguez (Welterweight - 3 Rounds)

Prelims

• Marvin Vettori vs Brendan Allen (Middleweight - 3 Rounds)
• Adam Fugitt vs Islam Dulatov (Welterweight - 3 Rounds)
• Kyler Phillips vs Vinicius Oliveira (Bantamweight - 3 Rounds)
• Carli Judice vs Nicolle Caliari (Women’s Flyweight - 3 Rounds)
• Jimmy Crute vs Marcin Prachnio (Light Heavyweight - 3 Rounds)
• Francisco Prado vs Nikolay Veretennikov (Welterweight - 3 Rounds)
• Ateba Abega Gautier vs Robert Valentin (Middleweight - 3 Rounds)
• Ryan Spann vs Lukasz Brzeski (Heavyweight - 3 Rounds)
• Brunno Ferreira vs Jackson McVey (Middleweight - 3 Rounds)

Who is showing the card on TV?

UFC 318 will be broadcast on ESPN Pay Per View in the US, while the event will be broadcast in the United Kingdom by TNT Sports 1.

When does UFC 318 start?

ESPN Pay Per View will start showing the main card in the US from 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. UFC Fight Pass will be broadcasting the prelims from 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST.

TNT Sports 1 will start broadcasting the main card in the UK at 3:00 AM on Sunday. UFC Fight Pass UK will be showing the prelim fights in the UK from 11:00 PM on Saturday night.

The main event of Max Holloway & Dustin Poirier is expected to start at around 12:10 AM EST / 9:10 PM PST at Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, United States, which is around 5:10 AM BST in the UK.

How do you stream UFC 318?

You can pay and stream UFC 318 on ESPN PPV via the ESPN+ app. This is a standalone service from regular ESPN, so you don’t need to be an existing TV or ESPN+ subscriber to buy a PPV card. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others.

The whole event costs $79.99, while ppv & espn+ annual bundle costs $134.98.

In the UK you can stream UFC 318 on TNT Sports, and all their MMA cards, via discovery+ Premium app and web player. You don’t need to be a BT broadband customer to enjoy discovery+ Premium, and you are only tied to a 1 month contract that you can cancel at any time! You get all 4 TNT Sports channels + EuroSport 1 & 2.

1 month costs £29.99.

In the UK you can stream UFC 318 on TNT Sports, and all their MMA cards, via the TNT Sports app and online player. This is included for free if you order TNT Sports on Sky TV, TalkTalk TV or BT TV.
If you don’t have a TV package, it’s only available as a standalone app to existing or new BT broadband customers. Note, it’s not currently available on Roku or NowTV sticks, or games consoles.

The stream is free for existing TNT Sports 1 customers, while 1 month (not including broadband) costs £18.