It was a fight UFC matchmakers had tried to make multiple times prior and when it finally came to fruition, it proved worth the wait. Daniel Rodriguez and Kevin Holland came to blows Saturday at UFC 318 and those in attendance at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans were treated to an all-time-wild brawl.

Paulo Costa got back into the win column at UFC 318 with a unanimous decision win over Roman Kopylov in the co-main event in New Orleans on Saturday night.

Paulo Costa returned to the win column with a strong performance against Roman Kopylov in the UFC 318 co-main event.

The featherweight bout served as the second fight on the pay-per-view main card of UFC 318 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The fight started off at a methodical pace as neither fighter rushed the feeling-out process.

Max Holloway successfully defended his “BMF” title and avenged two loses to Dustin Poirier earlier in his career with a unanimous decision victory in the main event of UFC 318 tonight at Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans.

Patricio Pitbull can finally say he has a win in the UFC. Following a disappointing performance in his debut, the former Bellator champion bounced back with a decision win over Dan Ige at UFC 318. Pitbull showed off some of his vintage power with a flash knockdown in the second round and then survived a late comeback from Ige to get the job done.

A big underdog on UFC 318, Johnson (24-19 MMA, 16-14 UFC) swept the scorecards for the upset unanimous decision win over Daniel Zellhuber. The lightweight bout kicked off Saturday's main card at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Johnson was a +425 underdog according to BetMGM.

UFC 318 is in the books and it marked the end of an incredible career for Dustin Poirier, who fell short in his retirement fight against BMF champ Max Holloway.

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