NEW ORLEANS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday's UFC 318 fighter weigh-ins. The early weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in New Orleans and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 6 p.m. ET at Smoothie King Center. The same venue hosts Saturday's event (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).

The UFC returns on Saturday, July 19, with the BMF title on line as Dustin Poirier challenges for the title against Max Holloway. Here are the weigh-in results.

Highlights from UFC 318 official weigh-ins, where all 28 fighters on the card made weight ahead of Saturday’s event in New Orleans.

If we’re lucky here in the combat domain, there are a couple of times a year the fight world explodes with options. This weekend is one of those.