UFC 318 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. In the headliner, Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) will try to play spoiler against Louisiana local hero Dustin Poirier (30-9 MMA, 22-8 UFC), who will retire ...

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NEW ORLEANS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday's UFC 318 fighter weigh-ins. The early weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in New Orleans and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 6 p.m. ET at Smoothie King Center. The same venue hosts Saturday's event (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).

NEW ORLEANS - UFC 318 ceremonial weigh-ins are in the books, and the fighters came face-to-face one final time before Saturday's event. The weigh-ins took place Smoothie King Center in Louisiana, which hosts the card (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).

The helmet received praise not only from fans but also from longtime Saints supporter and UFC legend Daniel Cormier, who visited the team's facility on Thursday and raved about th

The entire UFC 318 main card, along with Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier, had faceoffs at the press conference.

People toast during the Tales of the Cocktail at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. (Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune) Drink around the world without your passport at WEINDORF – A WORLD TOUR OF WINES.

See how the fighters of UFC 318 looked on the scale at official weigh-ins with video highlights and a photo gallery.