Dustin Poirier has been in the UFC since 2011 and was in the WEC in 2010 when the former parent company of the UFC purchased the organization. He is a legendary MMA fighter and is retiring after a storied career.

NEW ORLEANS – Paulo Costa has seen better days, but Roman Kopylov still considers him to be at elite level.

Former UFC champions Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo recently shared their predictions for the upcoming Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov fight.

Paulo “The Eraser” Costa returns to the Octagon at UFC 318 to face the rising and dangerous middleweight contender Roman Kopylov. You would imagine that Costa (14-4) will look to approach this fight with urgency,

The entire UFC 318 main card, along with Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier, had faceoffs at the press conference.

To be sure, Poirier (30-9) has had a decorated career. The former Interim UFC lightweight champion owns 15 wins by knockout and eight by submission, with 13 first-round finishes. “The Diamond” holds wins against Conor McGregor twice, and his two most recent victories are against Benoit Saint Denis and Michael Chandler.

Just like UFC 318 headliner Dustin Poirier, Costa has not fought since UFC 302 last June. As an aside, Kevin Holland was also on that UFC 302 card and faces Daniel Rodriguez on the UFC 318 main card in what will be Holland’s fifth appearance since UFC 302.