Dustin Poirier didn't get his fairytale ending at UFC 318 when he came up short in his trilogy bout with Max Holloway.

Poirier had his final fight on Saturday night in New Orleans, in the lightweight main event of UFC 318—a card that was built for him.

"I'm retired next week," Poirier said in response to a question about potentially main-eventing the planned Fourth of July show in Washington D.C.

While it is not for an official UFC title, Holloway is putting his BMF belt on the line. The first time these two met was at UFC 143 in February 2012, when Poirier forced Holloway to tap out. Then, over seven years later at UFC 236,

Holloway defeated Dustin Poirier in a unanimous decision to retain the UFC BMF Championship in UFC 318 at the Smoothie King Center.

Poirier now prepares to say farewell in his home state of Louisiana.