However, a recent announcement from Poirier himself suggests that he might not be done with the UFC just yet. Hearing that Poirier is returning to the UFC just a couple of weeks after competing in his last fight might be slightly confusing. Fighters have decided to come back despite retiring, as we've seen from people like Conor McGregor before.

Poirier is deemed by many as the best UFC fighter never to win an undisputed title. After beating Holloway to win the interim lightweight title, he was submitted by regular champion Khabib Nurmagomedov while trying to unify the belts.

Max Holloway's hopes for a rematch with Ilia Topuria are on hold. Holloway revealed he injured his hand during his UFC 318 win over Dustin Poirier and will be sidelined until 2026. Holloway had hoped an impressive win against Poirier would vault him into lightweight title contention.

Dustin Poirier turned the page from his fighting career, and his biggest supporter is showing her appreciation. Following Poirier's loss to Max Holloway in his final fight at UFC 318 in July, the former interim lightweight champion's wife Jolie posted a heartfelt message to her husband on Instagram to celebrate his accomplishments in,

Arguably the most beloved and respected fighter in UFC history, Dustin Poirier thrilled fans to the very last second of his career.

Prior to his victory over Poirier, Holloway was stopped via strikes for the first time in his career by the now lightweight champion Ilia Topuria at UFC 308 this past October. Topuria vacated the 145-pound belt after stopping Holloway, and then brutally knocked out Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 317 in June to capture his second title.

Dustin Poirier has no regrets walking away from MMA after UFC 318. Poirier (30-10 MMA, 22-9 UFC) didn't get his fairytale ending after losing a unanimous decision to Max Holloway (27-8 MMA, 23- 8 UFC) for the BMF title in Saturday's headliner at Smoothie King Center.

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