Dustin Poirier's retirement fight at UFC 318 ended in a unanimous decision loss to Max Holloway, marking the end of a legendary career. The bout at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, was a back-and-forth contest, with Poirier showing his resilience and skill despite the defeat. As much as the UFC 318 crowd was pulling for the retiring Poirier, Holloway retained his "BMF" title, and Poirier bid an emotional farewell to the sport he loved.

The former UFC featherweight champion defeated Poirier by unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) on Saturday, spoiling the final fight of his opponent's legendary career in Poirier's home state of Louisiana. The win closes out a trilogy in which Poirier beat Holloway two previous times.

Holloway, who planted a flag in UFC history with his legendary 2024 BMF title win, maintained a consistent but by no means overwhelming advantage while the pair were both standing up, and that's how both men wanted to fight. The respect between the two was obvious, and well-earned.

The fight was a layup for the UFC. Poirier, one of the most beloved fighters in the sport's history. Holloway, a popular former champ making his way into the lightweight division. Two future UFC Hall of Famers, with a history together. Two famously entertaining fighters, tailor-made for a belt the UFC likes to trot out in situations exactly like this one. The chance to end Poirier's career with a true fireworks show. They obliged.

Holloway took the first round after knocking down Poirier and seemed on the verge of victory again at times in the second. However, Poirier completely flipped the momentum when he stunned Holloway, then jumped his trademark guillotine to take complete control.

Unfortunately, the round ended 15 seconds later, but not before the crowd had completely awakened.

Holloway recovered to deliver more of the same in the third and fourth rounds, with some all-time striking on display. Poirier appeared to pick up momentum as the fight went on, in service of a comeback that might have needed a finish given what was likely on the scorecards.

Holloway tried to end the fifth the same way he slept Justin Gaethje, inviting Poirier into the center-Octagon phone booth. There was no berserk knockout here, but it still was the perfect end for Poirier, win or lose.

Once the fight was over, Holloway stood for the victory interview with ESPN's Daniel Cormier, then left as quickly as he could. Holloway cut off Cormier's first question, apologized to the crowd for beating their favorite and invited more fighters to come for the BMF title (with a hint toward his "history" with new lightweight champ Ilia Topuria), then said he was done talking and yielded the floor to Poirier.

After Poirier's first answer, Holloway jumped back in to scold the crowd for not properly cheering their native son.

A louder and longer ovation followed, with Poirier unpacking his experience from a week devoted almost entirely to him: "It's been overwhelming, honestly. I feel appreciated, I feel seen. I've never got to step outside a fight and look at it this way ... but this week was unbelievable. I feel loved by the fans, Louisiana and the company. It's been incredible. I didn't know I touched as many people as I did just by chasing my dreams."

The UFC followed with a tribute video that brought Poirier to tears. As is tradition, he removed his gloves and exited the Octagon to Frank Sinatra's "My Way." He took a very long time to reach the locker room, embracing as many people as he could after his final time on that side of the cage.

Here are full UFC 318 results and highlights below, including Uncrowned's round-by-round play-by-play for the final seven bouts of the night.

Main Card

BMF championship: Max Holloway def. Dustin Poirier via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46)

Middleweight: Paulo Costa def. Roman Kopylov via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez def. Kevin Holland via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Featherweight: Patricio Pitbull def. Dan Ige via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Lightweight: Michael Johnson def. Daniel Zellhuber via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Prelims

Bantamweight: Vinicius Oliveira def. Kyler Phillips via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Middleweight: Brendan Allen def. Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Welterweight: Nikolay Veretinnikov def. Francisco Prado via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Middleweight: Ateba Gautier def. Robert Valentin via TKO (punches) at 1:08 of R1.

Early prelims

Welterweight: Islam Dulatov def. Adam Fugitt via TKO (punches) at 4:06 of R1.

Light heavyweight: Jimmy Crute def. Marcin Prachnio via submission (armbar) at 4:42 of R1.

Heavyweight: Ryan Spann def. Lukasz Brzeski via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:27 of R1.

Middleweight: Brunno Ferreira def. Jackson McVey via submission (armbar) at 3:35 of R1.

Women's flyweight: Carli Judice def. Nicolle Caliari via TKO (knee and punches) at 1:30 of R3.

Astronomer announced that CEO Andy Byron has tendered his resignation following a viral incident at a Coldplay concert where he was seen cuddling with the company's Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot. Byron's wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron, removed his name from her Facebook page and later deleted the page altogether.

“As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met,” a Saturday statement from Astronomer, a data infrastructure company, reads.

The company said the board of directors accepted Byron’s resignation.

“Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted. The Board will begin a search for our next Chief Executive as Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy continues to serve as interim CEO,” the company’s statement reads.

Byron was seen cuddling with Cabot at a Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts, as the two appaeared on the big screen in the crowd.

The pair ducked out of frame the moment they saw themselves onscreen, as singer Chris Martin remarked, “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy. We’re not quite sure.”

Astronomer said in the statement, the “awareness” of their company “changed overnight” thanks to the kiss camera video. It announced a “formal investigation” into the incident.

“Before this week, we were known as a pioneer in the DataOps space, helping data teams power everything from modern analytics to production AI. While awareness of our company may have changed overnight, our product and our work for our customers have not,” the statement reads. “We’re continuing to do what we do best: helping our customers with their toughest data and AI problems.”

US President Donald Trump expressed fury over the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) airstrikes Thursday, on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, which killed three people and injured at least ten others, including the parish priest Father Gabriel Romanelli. The church, the only Catholic place of worship in Gaza, was sheltering hundreds of Palestinians at the time.

Trump was reportedly furious after learning of the attack, and he directly contacted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express his displeasure. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that Trump's response was "not a positive reaction" and that Netanyahu agreed to issue a statement acknowledging the strike as a "mistake."

Pope Leo XIV and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also criticized the attack.

Following the phone call with Trump, Netanyahu, issued an apology, acknowledging the strike as a mistake.

In a statement, Netanyahu expressed "deep regret" for the incident, attributing the attack to "stray ammunition" that mistakenly hit the church. He emphasized that Israel is investigating the event and remains committed to protecting civilians and religious sites.

The IDF stated that an initial inquiry suggested fragments from a shell fired during operational activity in the area hit the church mistakenly. The military claimed it makes every feasible effort to mitigate harm to civilians and religious structures.

Meanwhile, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has threatened to publicly declare that Israel no longer welcomes Christian groups, following the IDF airstrike on Gaza’s only Catholic church.

Huckabee’s letter suggested that the broader system of treating Christian visa applicants is broken, warning that unless the process is reversed, the United States might consider retaliatory measures, including restricting visa access for Israeli citizens seeking to enter the United States.

The Ambassador threatened to publicly announce that Israel no longer welcomes Christian organizations and that their donations are met with hostility. He also warned American Christians to reconsider travel to Israel if the issue is not resolved.

Huckabee’s letter highlighted concerns about the Interior Ministry’s treatment of Christian visa applicants, with reports of lengthy questionnaires and delays in processing clergy visas.

"I work for ALL American citizens who live in Israel-Jewish, Muslim or Christian. When they are terrorized or victims of crime I will demand those responsible be held accountable w/ real consequences. Was in Taybeh today to meet with people of that village to listen & learn." Huckabee wrote on X.

He wrote in another post, "Taybeh is a quiet Palestinian Christian village south of Jerusalem w/ a lot of American citizens that has been vandalized-including fires set at ancient church.  I visited there today. Desecrating a church,mosque or synagogue is a crime against humanity & God."

Huckabee is a self-professed Christian Zionist and staunch supporter of Israel and PM Netanyahu. The Jewish nation, before the recent ongoing war in Gaza, enjoyed strong support on the American right. But that has started to change as growing number of conservatives oppose the bipartisan pro-Israel consensus in Washington DC. IDF has killed over 51,000 Palestinians including over 20,000 children since the war started on Oct 7, 2023.

The Daily Wire host Michael Knowles, a Catholic commentator and staunch supporter of Israel, slammed the Jewish nation over the attack on the Holy Family Catholic Church, reflecting a broader frustration among some conservative and Christian commentators.

“You’re losing me," Knowles said in a recent episode of his podcast. "You’re losing me, when you strike churches, the only church in Gaza, even if accidentally, but especially if not accidentally, you’re losing me.”

Knowles expressed concern that such actions risk alienating Christian allies, emphasizing the need for the war in Gaza to end to avoid further political consequences for Israel. He suggested that continued strikes on civilian and religious sites could erode support among its allies.

The Daily Wire host further urged that the conflict must conclude to prevent further damage to Israel’s international standing., and that the Jewish nation should face consequences if such incidents continue.