Holloway defeated Dustin Poirier in a unanimous decision to retain the UFC BMF Championship in UFC 318 at the Smoothie King Center. The win for Holloway is the first in three fights against Poirier, who beat him in 2012 and 2019.

Alexander Volkanovski was interested in how Max Holloway would bounce back from his first KO loss, and came away very impressed.

Max Holloway triumphed over Dustin Poirier at UFC 318, securing a unanimous decision victory and retaining his BMF Championship. Holloway's dominant performance included outstriking Poirier and knocking him down twice.