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Francisco Prado is determined to put an end to his losing skid by stopping Nikolay Veretennikov at Saturday's UFC 318.

W ith just one UFC fight under his belt, Tallison Teixeira entered Saturday's UFC Fight Night main event looking to break into the heavyweight top 10. Teixeira was given a rude awakening by the UFC's greatest knockout artist, Derrick Lewis, who finished Teixeira with strikes in just 35 seconds.

A Vinicius Oliveira decision win over Kyler Phillips in the featured prelim of UFC 318 anchors Tony Sartori's +326 parlay play for fight action on Saturday, July 19, 2025.

Dan Ige and Patricio "Pitbull" Freire meet in a 3-round featherweight bout Saturday at UFC 318 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

To be sure, Poirier (30-9) has had a decorated career. The former Interim UFC lightweight champion owns 15 wins by knockout and eight by submission, with 13 first-round finishes. “The Diamond” holds wins against Conor McGregor twice, and his two most recent victories are against Benoit Saint Denis and Michael Chandler.

The main event of UFC Nashville saw Derrick Lewis square off with undefeated contender Tallison Teixeira in a heavyweight bout.

Derrick Lewis capped off UFC's Fight Night from Nashville on July 12 with a highlight-reel first-round knockout of Tallison Teixeira.

Dustin Poirier plans to test if Ilia Topuria’s brutal knockout still affects Max Holloway in UFC 318 showdown.

In a recent Instagram post, the ESPN MMA account posted DM replies after asking a number of notable names to share their best memories from Poirier’s UFC career. Joining the likes of Daniel Cormier and Jorge Masvidal in responding was the UFC 318 headliner’s wife, Jolie, who has been by his side throughout.

Three heavyweight contests take place this weekend at UFC Nashville, where 'The Black Beast' Derrick Lewis makes his return against Tallison Teixeira.

Costa (14-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) will look to snap a two-fight skid when he takes on rising middleweight Roman Kopylov (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in Saturday's co-main event ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The former title challenger has lost four of his past five, and Bisping questions his mindset.