This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/mma as UFC 318 main card predictions: Does Holloway spoil Poirier's retirement?. It's almost time for UFC 318, which means it's definitely time for MMA Knockout's staff predictions.

Max Holloway has a vested interest in anything happening at lightweight now that he is a permanent addition to the 155-pound division. Following a storied career at featherweight, where he’s widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time,

'El Matador' is the new No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter after knocking out Charles Oliveira at UFC 317. His last three wins contain two featherweight greats in Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, whom he knocked out in devastating fashion.

Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) defends his BMF title against the retiring Dustin Poirier (30-9 MMA, 22-8 UFC) in Saturday's UFC 318 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) main event at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

Prior to the Topuria loss, Holloway scored an iconic knockout of Justin Gaethje in his return to lightweight at UFC 300. This time, Holloway looked like a much more natural 155-pounder than he did when he lost to Poirier on short notice for the interim title at UFC 236.