Holloway was not intimidated, however, as he stood up to Poirier in front of the hostile crowd. "Blessed" will need to overcome that element at UFC 318 in addition to trying to avenge a submission loss to Poirier at UFC 143 in February 2012 and a unanimous decision defeat in the rematch at UFC 236 in April 2019.

UFC 318 takes place on Saturday evening, with Max Holloway defending his ‘BMF’ title against Dustin Poirier.

Poirier heads into the lightweight matchup atop the UFC 318 PPV with a 2-0 record against Holloway.