Following another vintage “Blessed” performance at UFC 318, Max Holloway is on the rise once again. The 33-year-old from Waiʻanae moved up to No. 4 in the UFC’s official lightweight rankings this week after a dominant victory over longtime rival Dustin Poirier on Saturday in New Orleans,

Paulo Costa is back as a legitimate UFC middleweight title contender. Patricio Freire has no chance of ever being a UFC champion.Ateba Gautier has future UFC middleweight champion written all over him.

Dustin Poirier has officially ridden off into the sunset. UFC 318 was all about "The Diamond" down in New Orleans on Saturday. The Smoothie King Center hosted the first Louisiana UFC event in over a decade to deliver the ultimate retirement send-off with Poirier's final bout, a BMF title trilogy fight against longtime rival Max Holloway.

Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier capped Saturday's pay-per-view, but did that matchup top ESPN's UFC 318 fight grades?

The panel discusses the aftermath to Max Holloway's win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 318 and the possibillity of a rematch versus champion Ilia Topuria

SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani reveals his picks for the UFC 318 fight card from Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Saturday