UFC 318 early weigh ins video results, LIVE stream updates | Holloway vs. Poirier 3

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LIVE: UFC 318 early weigh ins video results! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just one day away from the upcoming UFC 318 pay-per-view (PPV) event on ESPN+, scheduled for this Sat. night (July 19, 2025) at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. UFC 318 will be headlined by the “BMF” lightweight title fight pitting former 145-pound champion Max Holloway opposite ex-interim lightweight titleholder Dustin Poirier, a five-round showdown that follows a stacked UFC 318 main card, also featuring middleweight “Eraser” Paulo Costa going head-to-head with the rough-and-tumble Roman Kopylov.

But before they can fight, they must first weigh in.

The UFC 318 early (and official) weigh ins will stream LIVE from the promotion’s host hotel in the embedded video above starting promptly at 10 a.m. ET. The festivities are expected to last roughly two hours but could end much earlier depending on how quickly all 28 fighters get to the scale. The promotion will also stage the UFC 318 ceremonial weigh ins complete with fighter staredowns RIGHT HERE live from Smoothie King Center at 6 p.m. ET. Note: Louisiana State Boxing and Wrestling Commission affords a one-pound allowance in non-title fights, but championship contests must return exact weights, no exceptions.

Complete UFC 318 early weigh ins text results below:

UFC 318 Main Card on ESPN+ PPV:

155 lbs.: BMF Champion Max Holloway (155) vs. Dustin Poirier (156)
185 lbs.: Paulo Costa (185) vs. Roman Kopylov (185)
170 lbs.: Kevin Holland (170) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (170)
155 lbs.: Dan Ige (145) vs. Patricio Pitbull (145)
155 lbs.: Michael Johnson (155) vs. Daniel Zellhuber (156)

UFC 318 Prelims Card on ESPN/ESPN+:

135 lbs.: Kyler Phillips (135) vs. Vinicius Oliveira (135)
185 lbs.: Marvin Vettori (186) vs. Brendan Allen (185)
170 lbs.: Francisco Prado (170) vs. Nikolay Veretennikov (169)
185 lbs.: Ateba Gautier (185) vs. Robert Valentin (186)

UFC 318 Early Prelims Card on ESPN+:

170 lbs.: Adam Fugitt (171) vs. Islam Dulatov (171)
205 lbs.: Jimmy Crute (205) vs. Marcin Prachnio (205)
265 lbs.: Ryan Spann (252) vs. Lukasz Brzeski (242)
185 lbs.: Brunno Ferreira (186) vs. Jackson McVey (185)
125 lbs.: Carli Judice (125) vs. Nicolle Caliari (126)

LIVE! Watch UFC 318 PPV On ESPN+ Here!

LEGENDARY TRILOGY / BMF SHOWDOWN! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) continues its 2025 pay-per-view (PPV) schedule on Sat., July 19, 2025, with a thrilling trilogy set to headline UFC 318 from inside Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. In UFC 318’s PPV main event, Max Holloway defends his BMF title against former interim Lightweight champion (and No. 3-ranked contender), Dustin Poirier, in a high-stakes, five-round clash that will mark the final fight for “The Diamond” before he retires from the sport. UFC 318’s PPV co-main event features Middleweight contenders Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov in a pivotal 185-pound bout rescheduled from UFC 317. UFC 318 will also showcase a Welterweight clash between Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez, a Featherweight showdown pitting Dan Ige vs. Patricio Pitbull, a Lightweight bout featuring Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber and much more! UFC 318’s start time is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. ET (“Early Prelims”), 8 p.m. ET (“Prelims” undercard) and 10 p.m. ET (PPV main card).

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MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 318 fight card right RIGHT HERE, starting with the early ESPN2/ESPN+ “Prelims” matches at 6 p.m. ET, followed by the remaining undercard balance on ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, before the UFC 318 PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV.

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