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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 19: Max Holloway prepares to face Dustin Poirier in the BMF … More championship bout during the UFC 318 event at Smoothie King Center on July 19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC) Zuffa LLC Max Holloway walked into the Octagon on Saturday with the BMF title around his waist and a 0-2 record against his foe in the UFC 318 main event, Dustin Poirier. After 25 minutes of back-and-forth action, Holloway had the BMF title wrapped around his waist by Lil Wayne, who had walked to the cage with Louisiana native Poirier, after his unanimous decision win over Poirier. With Poirier retiring after UFC 318, most of the talk surrounded Holloway’s next fight. We look at who the former UFC featherweight champion, now a full-time lightweight, could face following UFC 318. ForbesUFC 318 Results: Winners And Losers Holloway Vs. Poirier 3 Fight CardBy Trent Reinsmith “I think he’s in a great position right now,” UFC CEO Dana White said when asked about Holloway’s options after UFC 318. “He just defended that BMF title, he’s ranked No. 4 there [lightweight] . Anything is possible for Max right now.” When asked if he thought that UFC lightweight champ Ilia Topuria could fight Holloway for the BMF title, White smiled and said, “Yes, I do.” That fight would be a rematch. Before moving to lightweight to capture the UFC 155-pound title with a knockout win over Charles Oliveira at UFC 317, Topuria handed Holloway his first career knockout loss, stopping him in the third-round of their UFC 308 matchup. That knockout win was Topuria last fight as a featherweight. Topuria won the title in February 2024 with a knockout win over Alexander Volkanovski. The Holloway win was his only attempted defense of his…

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