ATLANTA —Facing his locker, Yankees pitcher Max Fried was getting ready to head outside to do some throwing when he turned around and noticed a pack of reporters standing a few feet away looking his way. “Oh, OK, I guess we can do this now,” Fried said Friday before the Yankees’ first game after the All-Star break.

Ahead of the UFC fight in New Orleans, Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway squared off in an adrenaline-filled Smoothie King Center, exchanging subtle smirks before they meet in the cage.