Organizers said UFC 318 drew a record-breaking crowd of over 18,000 fans, generating more than $8 million in ticket sales at the Smoothie King Center.

Max Holloway further entrenched himself in the record books across multiple categories in his UFC 318 BMF title defense vs. Dustin Poirier.

Veteran Florida state legislator Joe Casello died at the age of 73 on July 18, after suffering a massive heart attack earlier in the month. The president took to Truth Social today to state that he may block the team from moving forward on a new stadium plan. The findings have been submitted to authorities.

Former interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier has spoken out following his loss to BMF titleholder Max Holloway at UFC 318.

UFC SOLD OUT THE SMOOTHIE KING CENTER. AND GET THIS, THEY MADE OVER $8 MILLION, MAKING IT THE HIGHEST GROSSING EVENT IN THE SMOOTHIE KING CENTER HISTORY. THAT’S ACCORDING TO NEW ORLEANS AND COMPANY AND THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS SPORTS FOUNDATION.

There are no more matches to be made for Dustin Poirier after his UFC 318 retirement fight defat to Max Holloway, so what's his legacy?

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - UFC 318 delivered a historic night at the Smoothie King Center on Saturday, drawing more than 18,000 fans and generating over $8 million in ticket sales, making it the highest-grossing event in the venue’s history.

You only get one Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut! UFC’s latest batch of newbies went 1-1. Islam Dulatov was the last fighter from Season 8 of the Contender Series to make his UFC debut, but it was worth the wait.

Max Holloway celebrates after beating Dustin Poirier in a lightweight title fight at UFC 318 on Saturday in New Orleans.

Brendan Allen (25-7 MMA, 13-4 UFC) picked up arguably the biggest win of his UFC career when he outworked former middleweight title challenger Marvin Vettori (19-8-1 MMA, 9-7-1 UFC) for a unanimous decision on the prelims.