Poirier (30-10 MMA, 22-9 UFC) didn't get his fairytale ending after losing a unanimous decision to Max Holloway (27-8 MMA, 23- 8 UFC) for the BMF title in Saturday's headliner at Smoothie King Center. However, that doesn't mean that Poirier isn't grateful for the experience of having his retirement fight in his home state of Louisiana.

Holloway retained the ‘Baddest Motherf*****’ title and finally beat his old rival, who retired in his home state

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

As a part of the tribute to "The Diamond," the promotion put together an incredible video titled "Paid In Full: The Dustin Poirier Story," which first played during the UFC 318 broadcast before his final fight against Max Holloway.

UFC 318 takes place Saturday at Smoothie King Center, and you can watch a live video stream of the post-event news conference here on MMA Junkie. Expected to take part in the press conference are the winner and loser of the BMF championship trilogy fight between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier,

Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier will fight for the the third time in their careers at UFC 318. Saturday they’ll compete for the BMF belt in what will also be Poirier’s UFC retirement fight. While the UFC 318 main card starts at 10 p.