Dustin Poirier had Justin Gaethje, other UFC star on wish list for final UFC 318 fight

Dustin Poirier | Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images

Dustin Poirier is happy to see Max Holloway in the cage again, but “Blessed” wasn’t his first choice.

The future UFC Hall of Famer announced Friday that he is set to headline UFC 318 on July 19 in a trilogy bout with Holloway, with Holloway’s “BMF” belt on the line. Poirier has twice fought Holloway, defeating him at UFC 143 in Holloway’s octagon debut and then again at UFC 236 to win an interim lightweight title.

As much as Poirier respects Holloway...