The fatal mistake wasn't nerves or jitters, no. It was quite the opposite. Freire (36-8 MMA, 0-1 UFC) said his UFC 314 loss to Yair Rodriguez was the result of being too calm.

While Waianae’s Max Holloway headlines UFC 318 on Saturday in a bout against Dustin Poirier for the BMF title, another Hawai‘i fighter will also step into the spotlight. Haleiwa native and Kahuku

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.

New Orleans will host the first event in the US outside of its regular Las Vegas residence as Power Slap 14: The Bell vs Mena will take place at the Xavier University Convocation Center this Friday.

Max Holloway is feeling much better at lightweight this time around now that there are no plans for a featherweight return.

UFC 318 returns to New Orleans this weekend with a 14-bout card headlined by an anticipated trilogy match between fan favourites Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway.