Holloway was not intimidated, however, as he stood up to Poirier in front of the hostile crowd. "Blessed" will need to overcome that element at UFC 318 in addition to trying to avenge a submission loss to Poirier at UFC 143 in February 2012 and a unanimous decision defeat in the rematch at UFC 236 in April 2019.

Max Holloway against Dustin Poirier is the main event of UFC 318, which takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Saturday (3am, TNT Sports 1).