On Saturday night, the fan-favorite UFC BMF title will once again be up for grabs. The belt that has no specific weight class is currently held by featherweight great Max Holloway, and will be defended at lightweight against division legend Dustin Poirier.

Daniel Cormier has two people in mind to put the BMF belt around the UFC 318 winner. Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) defends his BMF title in a trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier (30-9 MMA, 22-8 UFC) on Saturday (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

UFC play-by-play voice Jon Anik will be Octagon-side this weekend to call the BMF title fight, which features a trilogy between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier

Poirier will challenge champion Holloway at UFC 318, as ‘The Diamond’ looks to add the symbolic belt to his mixed martial arts résumé in what will mark his final appearance inside the Octagon.

When the BMF title was first created by the UFC in 2019, there were various split opinions about the championship. Some called it genius, some called it a

The newly minted champion, Aspinall holds the most prestigious title in MMA, that of the UFC heavyweight champion. He weighed in on the BMF trilogy between Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway this weekend at UFC 318, providing his candid opinion on the belt.

Defending his BMF belt for the first time. But who will “Blessed” be facing in New Orleans? Also Read: UFC Tonight – Get a look at the upcoming UFC schedule Max Holloway next fight opponent options?

The Hawaiian will star in UFC 318 with Dustin Poirier, fighting for the North American company's Baddest Motherfucker title.

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