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.

Max Holloway’s win at UFC 318 over Dustin Poirier appears to be his only fight of 2025. “Blessed” spoiled Poirier’s retirement and retained the BMF title with a unanimous decision victory in the main event of the promotion’s recent pay-per-view event.

However, a recent announcement from Poirier himself suggests that he might not be done with the UFC just yet. Hearing that Poirier is returning to the UFC just a couple of weeks after competing in his last fight might be slightly confusing. Fighters have decided to come back despite retiring, as we've seen from people like Conor McGregor before.