Max Holloway may have played the role of the villain to the Louisiana faithful Saturday night when he denied native son Dustin Poirier the BMF championship belt at UFC 318, but on Sunday morning he was any other guy looking for some New Orleans comfort food.

Sean O'Malley sees various options for BMF champion Max Holloway's next fight. Holloway (27-8 MMA, 23- 8 UFC) became the first fighter to retain the BMF belt when he outlasted the retiring Dustin Poirier in Saturday's UFC 318 headliner at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

Following a career-defining performance at UFC 318, Max Holloway is on the rise once again. The 33-year-old from Waiʻanae moved up to No. 4 in the UFC’s official lightweight rankings this week

Dustin Poirier's daughter gifted him a "Best Dad Ever" belt after his retirement fight 🥹❤️ "I don't have the BMF but I got the BDE… I'm proud of this one. Life is good man." 🎥 @arielhelwani pic.twitter.com/gkG2OJPbG7 “I don’t have the BMF, but I got the BDE, bro.

After losing the first pair of meetings in February 2012 and April 2019, Holloway (27-8 MMA, 23-8 UFC) was determined not to let Poirier (30-10 MMA, 22-9 UFC) sweep their series in his exit from the sport on Saturday at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.