Max Holloway became the first fighter to successfully defend the BMF titledefeating Dustin Poirier in an instant classic in UFC 318 in New Orleans.
Poirier's night almost collapsed in the first assault when Holloway connected a right that knocked down the former interim lightweight champion. Poirier resisted the initial storm, but failed to deploy much offensive during the rest of the assault.
Holloway resumed the fight just where he left him in the first assault, connecting a trio that left Poirier with his trembling legs. Smelling blood in the water“Blessed” pounced and sought to sentence the fight in the canvas, but Poirier survived the onslaught And he managed to stand up.
Once standing, Poirier offered his own combination that staggered Holloway. “The diamond,” he advanced, seeking to score points of Ground and Pound, but did not have enough time to make the most of it.
After two assaults very disputed in the third and fourth, Everything decided in the fifth. Poirier tried to shorten distances, but every time he approachedhe received an avalanche of blows from the ex -champion of pen weight. As expected, Holloway remained firm and exchanged blows with Poirier during the last 10 seconds of the fightbut none managed to connect the coup of grace, which led us to the cards.
Paulo Costa offered an exceptional performance at the UFC 318 co -partlar event Saturday night. Costa offered an exceptional performance in New Orleans, alternating its blows and forcing Kopylov to go back during most of the fight.
“The Eraser” almost sentenced the fight in the second assault, connecting a right right that sent Kopylov stagging towards the fence. Kopylov survived the onslaught, but its offensive performance decreased significantly during the rest of the assault.
Knowing that I probably needed an end, Kopylov sought to accelerate the rhythm in the third assaulteither. He had some success when Costa seemed to lower his rhythm, but Kopylov He showed very little urgency, which allowed to obtain a decisive victory By unanimous decision, his first victory in three years.
► UFC 318 results from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
Main billboard
Paulo Costa beat Roman Kopylov by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Daniel Rodríguez defeated Kevin Holland by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Patricio Pitbull defeated Dan IGE by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Michael Johnson beat Daniel Zellhuber by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Preliminary billboard
Vinicius Oliveira beat Kyler Phillips by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Brendan Allen beat Marvin Vettori by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Nikolay Veretennikov beat Francisco Prado by divided decision (29-28 x2, 28-29)
ATEBA GAUTIER beat Robert Valentin by technical knockout in the first assault (1:10)
Islam Dulatov beat Adam Fugitt by technical knockout in the first assault (4:06)
First preliminary
Jimmy Crute beat Marcin Prachnio by submission (arm bar) (R1, 4:32)
Ryan Spann defeated Lukasz Brzeski by submission (guillotine) (R1, 2:37)
Brunno Ferreira beat Jackson Mcvey by submission (arm bar) (R1, 3:35)
Carli Judice defeated Nicolle Calari by technical knockout in the third assault (1:30)
