After his loss to Waldo Cortes-Acosta in his move up from light heavyweight, Spann (23-11 MMA, 9-6 UFC) on Saturday ran through Lukasz Brzeski (9-7-1 MMA, 1-6 UFC) like a proverbial hot knife through butter and forced him to tap to a vicious and brutal guillotine choke at the 2:47 mark of the opening round.

The winners from all 14 bouts at UFC 318 speak to reporters backstage in New Orleans – unless taken to hospital.

Ferreira (14-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) submitted short-notice replacement UFC newcomer Jackson McVey (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at the 3:35 mark of the first round Saturday at UFC 318 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

Perennial fan favorite Dustin Poirier wanted to go home for his farewell and the UFC delivered, putting him in a main event against two-time rival Max Holloway before what's sure to be a partisan crowd at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.