Veteran lightweight star, Dustin Poirier has confirmed his retirement fight is booked, finally. Revealing this evening how a symbolic BMF championship fight between himself and Max Holloway will take main event honors at UFC 319 on July 29. in New Orleans, Louisana later this summer.
Dustin Poirier, the current number five ranked lightweight contender, has been sidelined since he failed to capture the undisputed divisional title back in June of last year, dropping a fifth round D’Arce choke submission loss to the incumbent, Islam Makhachev.
As for Hawaiian star, Holloway, the veteran former featherweight champion retains the symbolic BMF crown, despite his 145lbs title fight knockout loss to Ilia Topuria back in October of last year in Abu Dhabi, UAE.