The upcoming UFC events including UFC 317 and UFC 318 has some of this year’s most anticipated fights, as UFC 317 is headlined by Charles Oliveira vs. Ilia Topuria and UFC 31’s main event features Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier 3, a retirement fight that is set to light up the fans across the globe.
The co-event from UFC 317 also features a co-main bout between Alexandre Pantoja defending against Kai Kara-France. With Topuria’s knockout prowess facing Oliveira’s submission mastery, and Pantoja’s reign tested by Kara-France’s striking, this card could be the best the UFC fans have gotten in 2025. Additional bouts also include Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov and Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape, further ensuring a stacked night.
UFC 318, on July 19, 2025, at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, marks Dustin Poirier’s retirement fight as he battles Max Holloway for the third time is his career. Poirier, a Louisiana native, aims to end his career with a hometown victory, while Holloway seeks to retain his momentum at lightweight. This card also features Marvin Vettori vs. Brendan Allen as the co-main event, delivering high-stake action.
You can buy tickets for UFC 317 and UFC 318 via UFC’s official website. For UFC 317 event, you can also visit AXS.com or the T-Mobile Arena website for official ticketing. Alternatively you can explore UFC VIP Experience for exclusive ticket packages. If those options do not work, you can also find the event’s tickets on Ticketmaster or other applications such as SeatGeek
For UFC 318, fans can go to UFC’s official website to purchase tickets for the event, and you can also visit official Tickmaster Website or SeatGeek. The prices are subject to change but are generally starting around $450, according to Ticketmaster.
After former lightweight title holder, Islam Makhachev departed for the welterweight division, he did not get to keep the strap. He was stripped off his title, and will now face Jack Della Maddalena for the welterweight title instead. Due to this, the lightweight title is currently vacant and UFC’s President Dana White set up a fight between Charles Oliveira and Ilia Topuria, to decide the next champion that’ll hold the lightweight crown.
Topuria has remained very confident in his abilities, and believes that he’ll walk away with the lightweight championship, after either knocking out Oliveira or making him submitt. Topuria is the sizeable favorite to win the fight, and is trying to capture the lightweight belt, after becoming a featherweight champion in October 2024.
At UFC 318, Dustin Poirier is set to take on Max Holloway, which will be his retirement fight after a stellar career that has lasted for over a decade. So far, Max Holloway who is widely know as one of the greatest boxers in the UFC, has never won a fight against Poirier, losing both the bouts against him on Feb 2012 via submission, and on April 14, 2019 by unanimous decision. The two are some of the best fighters in the UFC, and this promises to be an exciting match coming up.
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