Holloway is two fights removed from a failed featherweight title bid against Topuria, the only person to knockout Holloway in 35 professional fights. Topuria and Holloway subsequently moved full-time to lightweight. Topuria knocked out Oliveira to win the vacant 155-pound title, and Holloway defended the BMF belt against a retiring Poirier.

Dustin Poirier turned the page from his fighting career, and his biggest supporter is showing her appreciation. Following Poirier's loss to Max Holloway in his final fight at UFC 318 in July, the former interim lightweight champion's wife Jolie posted a heartfelt message to her husband on Instagram to celebrate his accomplishments in,

Poirier is deemed by many as the best UFC fighter never to win an undisputed title. After beating Holloway to win the interim lightweight title, he was submitted by regular champion Khabib Nurmagomedov while trying to unify the belts.