Dustin Poirier has a unique chance to write a rare MMA storybook ending.
UFC made Poirier's final fight official this past week when it announced that "The Diamond" will meet Max Holloway inside the Octagon for the third time. With Holloway's symbolic BMF title on the line, the legendary duo will headline UFC 318 with a lightweight affair on July 19 in Poirier's home state of Louisiana, as the promotion heads to New Orleans' Smoothie King Center.
Poirier, 36, contemplated retirement ahead of his most recent fight — a fifth-round title loss to Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 this past June.