With 14 scheduled fights, UFC 318 will almost certainly feature some highlight-reel finishes and boasts several fighters that are serious knockout threats.

Islam Dulatov made short work of Adam Fugitt with a nasty first-round knockout to score his first win inside the octagon at UFC 318

Holloway, a former Featherweight champion, is looking to bounce back after losing to Illia Topuria by knockout at UFC 208 last October. He won the BMF title at UFC 300, knocking out Justin Gaethje. He has a career record of 26-8, with 12 wins coming by knockout.

SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani reveals his picks for the UFC 318 fight card from Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Saturday

One UFC 318 fighter arrived in the promotion last year with one of the more memorable Octagon debuts in recent memory.

His tournament win sets the devastating finisher up for a heavyweight title shot against Karate Combat champion and 24-fight UFC veteran, Sam Alvey. Alvey wasn’t especially known for his striking during his MMA career but after ending his UFC run without a win in his final nine appearances, he has performed incredibly well in Karate Combat.

Derrick Lewis capped off UFC's Fight Night from Nashville on July 12 with a highlight-reel first-round knockout of Tallison Teixeira.

Just past the halfway point of the calendar year, the UFC has named its best knockouts of 2025 so far. Without question, there are some that will be in the conversation for Knockout of the Year when we hit late December.

Judice was in control for much of the contest, with her potent striking keeping Caliari from finding any sort of rhythm. The damage appeared to take its toll on Caliari after two