Holloway is two fights removed from a failed featherweight title bid against Topuria, the only person to knockout Holloway in 35 professional fights. Topuria and Holloway subsequently moved full-time to lightweight. Topuria knocked out Oliveira to win the vacant 155-pound title, and Holloway defended the BMF belt against a retiring Poirier.

Max Holloway might be briefly sidelined due to an injury from his last fight. Holloway (27-8) went to enemy territory for Dustin Poirier’s retirement bout at UFC 318 last month

Max Holloway reveals a hand injury from UFC 318 could keep him sidelined until 2026, casting doubt on his return to the Octagon this year.

The BMF title was up for grabs for only the fourth time at UFC 318. And Max Holloway became the first in UFC history to defend the coveted belt when he outpointed Dustin Poirier in the New Orleans

Holloway wins trilogy bout by unanimous decision, outstriking Poirier 201-109 and spoiling the Louisiana native’s final UFC appearance in front of a hometown crowd in New Orleans.

In the main event this past Saturday night at UFC 318, the BMF title was on the line. Max Holloway (27-8) was looking to become the first man to defend the BMF belt while simultaneously playing the ultimate spoiler by defeating Dustin Poirier (30-10) in his retirement fight.

A fighter paid the ultimate price on Saturday night (Aug. 2, 2025) at AKA 48 from inside Paragon Casino Resort and Hotel in Marksville, La., when he tried to pull off a Max Holloway only to get knocked out seconds later.

Max Holloway has revealed that he suffered a hand injury that could potentially keep him out of business until 2026. He is laser-focused on fighting the top names and is looking forward to securing a title fight/rematch against the current champion,

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