Cormier's visit to the Saints facility came just one day after the team hosted another high-profile fan. UFC star Dustin Poirier stopped by Wednesday, meeting with defensive end Cam Jordan and team owner Gayle Benson.

On the fourth episode of UFC 318 "Embedded," Robert Valentin seeks mystical answers on Bourbon Street while Dustin Poirier visits the Saints.

UFC 318 is capped by a huge 'BMF' title fight between Champion Max Holloway and former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier.

UFC 318 goes down on Saturday from Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. In the main event, Louisiana legend Dustin Poirier will take a second crack at the symbolic BMF title when he faces Max Holloway.

Israel Adesanya says he can't discredit Dustin Poirier for never winning an undisputed UFC championship ahead of his retirement fight.

The UFC heads to New Orleans, LA this weekend for UFC 318, and MMA KO’s Drew Beaupré is here to provide predictions for all 9 of the card’s prelim fights.

UFC 318 has a main card that starts at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view via ESPN+. The preliminary card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, and early prelims stream on ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Bloody Elbow ranks the top 3 Dustin Poirier fights that never happened in the UFC. Dustin Poirier vs. Tony Ferguson was a dream fight for many. At his prime, Ferguson was on a 12-fight win streak in 2019. Neither Ferguson nor Poirier lost in 2017 or 2018, with the interim champions at the top of their games.

New Orleans rapper Alfred Banks celebrates his birthday on Saturday, July 19, with a show at Gasa Gasa. He’ll be joined by La Reezy, who recently has been catching some national attention, and gifted lyricist Kaye the Beast. Music starts at 9 p.m., and tickets are $19.29 via gasagasanola.com.

Ige (19-9 MMA, 11-8 UFC) meets former two-division Bellator champion Patricio Freire (36-8 MMA, 0-1 UFC) on Saturday's UFC 318 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) main card at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Ige explains that he's been wanting to fight "Pitbull" for a while.