Max Holloway grew to become the primary fighter to efficiently defend the BMF title, defeating Dustin Poirier instantly traditional at UFC 318 in New Orleans.
Poirier’s night time practically got here to a crashing halt within the opening spherical as Holloway related with a proper hand that knocked the previous interim light-weight titleholder down. Poirier weathered the early storm, however he did not get off a lot offense for the rest of the stanza.
Holloway picked up proper the place he left off within the first, connecting with a three-piece that had Poirier on wobbly legs. Smelling blood within the water, ‘Blessed’ rushed in and regarded to complete issues on the mat, however Poirier survived the onslaught and made it again to his ft.
As soon as upright, Poirier supplied up a mix of his personal that rocked Holloway. ‘The Diamond’ moved in, trying to rating some ground-and-pound factors, however there wasn’t sufficient time on the clock for him to take full benefit.
With two very aggressive rounds within the third and fourth, all of it got here all the way down to the fifth. Poirier tried to shut the space, however each time he moved in, he was met with an onslaught of strikes from the previous featherweight king.
As anticipated, Holloway stood his floor and traded with Poirier for the ultimate 10 seconds of the combat, however neither man might land the knockout shot, sending us to the scorecards.
Official Consequence: Max Holloway def. Dustin Poirier through unanimous determination (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) to retain the BMF championship.
