UFC 318 media day video, live stream interviews | Holloway vs. Poirier 3

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LIVE: UFC 318 media day video stream!

Tune in TODAY (Weds., July 16, 2025) at 1 p.m. ET in the embedded video above to watch the Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier 3-led media day extravaganza in “The Big Easy,” held in advance of the upcoming UFC 318 pay-per-view (PPV) event on Sat. night (July 19) at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Today’s UFC 318 media day video is also expected to feature a bevy of main card attractions, including Paulo Costa, Patricio Pitbull, Kevin Holland, and Michael Johnson, among others.

Check out the complete UFC 318 media day lineup below:

Max Holloway – UFC BMF champion
Dustin Poirier – No. 6 UFC lightweight
Paulo Costa - No. 13 UFC middleweight
Roman Kopylov - No. 14 UFC middleweight
Kevin Holland – No. 14 UFC welterweight
Daniel Rodriguez - UFC welterweight
Dan Ige - No. 12 UFC featherweight
Patricio Pitbull - UFC featherweight
Michael Johnson - UFC lightweight
Daniel Zellhuber - UFC lightweight
Marvin Vettori - No. 10 UFC middleweight
Brendan Allen - No. 11 UFC middleweight
Frank Lamicella – Power Slap President

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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