UFC 318 Preview: The Diamond's Last Dance | PLUS UFC Nashville Recap

Derrick Lewis proved that there truly are levels to this game as he delivered yet another knockout performance in the main event of UFC Nashville. "The Black Beast" faced hyped prospect Tallison Teixeira, whose 35-second knockout of Justin Tafa earned him a ranked spot after his UFC debut, as well as a main event meeting with Lewis in Tennessee.

Ahead of fight night, Lewis insisted that the chance had come too soon for the Brazilian knockout artist, and that he'd prove exactly why on fight night. And, when the action got underway at the Bridgestone Arena, that's exactly what happened, as Lewis notched his 16th UFC knockout to extend his record for the most KOs in UFC history. And, as if to add more weight to his pre-fight statement, he did so in exactly the same time it took Teixeira to defeat Tafa – 35 seconds.

On this week's episode of the RDX Sports Podcast, RDX Sports' editor-in-chief Simon Head takes a look back at fight night as he delivers the last word on UFC Nashville, before taking a look ahead to UFC 318, where Dustin Poirier will bring the curtain down on his surefire UFC Hall of Fame career when he challenges former featherweight champion Max Holloway for the BMF title in what will be "The Diamond's" final fight before retirement.

It's a fight that sees Poirier come home to Louisiana for the last fight of his career as he bids to go out on a high by securing a hat-trick of victories over fellow fan-favourite Holloway and riding off into the sunset with the BMF belt over his shoulder.

CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
1:37 – Derrick Lewis vs Tallison Teixeira recap
14:02 – UFC Nashville main card recap
23:38 – UFC Nashville preliminary card recap
29:01 – UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier main event preview
39:33 – UFC 318 fight card preview
47:03 – Outro