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Theo Von and other celebrities attended the Power Slap in New Orleans to watch fighters deliver and receive hellacious strikes in front of thousands.
On the sixth episode of UFC 318 "Embedded," Michael Johnson takes his family to a post-weigh-ins meal at New Orleans institution Mother's.
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USA TODAY Touchdown Wire on MSNDustin Poirier receives king's treatment from the New Orleans Saints ahead of final fightLouisiana legend Dustin Poirier toured the New Orleans Saints' facilities and shared his take on the state of the team before his final fight.
Dustin Poirier (30-9) will headline UFC 318 against Max Holloway (26-8) on Saturday at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. This will be the last dance for Poirier, whom Makhachev has beaten in the past. Advertisement Makhachev is siding ...
The entire UFC 318 main card, along with Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier, had faceoffs at the press conference.
New Orleans rapper Alfred Banks celebrates his birthday on Saturday, July 19, with a show at Gasa Gasa. He’ll be joined by La Reezy, who recently has been catching some national attention, and gifted lyricist Kaye the Beast. Music starts at 9 p.m., and tickets are $19.29 via gasagasanola.com.
"The Italian Dream" takes on bitter rival Brendan Allen on the preliminary card of Saturday's UFC pay-per-view event at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Vettori (19-7-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC) and Allen (24-7 MMA, 12-4 UFC) have plenty of history, more infamously getting into a brawl on the casino floor of the Hard Rock Hotel in South Florida.
In the main event, former featherweight champion Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) takes on former interim lightweight champ Dustin Poirier (30-9 MMA, 22-8 UFC). The pair will meet for a third time. Poirier has won both meetings (2012, 2019) and is fighting for the final time in his career in front of his home fans.