Dustin Poirier will receive a hero's welcome in his native Louisiana at UFC 318 when he battles Max Holloway for a third time in their careers. It's a respect Poirier earned from his peers and the promotion that they would take a PPV event to New Orleans for the first time in 25 years as a proper send off to one of the good guys in the sport's history.

How training camp wisdom from a young Dustin Poirier proved to be surprisingly meaningful — and prescient, considering the great career now drawing to a close at UFC 318.

BMF champion Max Holloway and the retiring Dustin Poirier made lightweight for Saturday's UFC 318 trilogy fight in New Orleans at official weigh-ins.