Vinicius Oliveira didn't hold back his feelings on Umar Nurmagomedov after his UFC 318 win over Kyler Phillips.

NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — The sold-out UFC 318 event recently held at the Smoothie King Center is being labeled a “huge success.” Officials with New Orleans & Company in partnership Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation saluted the July 19 event that brought in an “enthusiastic crowd” of 18,318 attendees.

Veteran Florida state legislator Joe Casello died at the age of 73 on July 18, after suffering a massive heart attack earlier in the month. The president took to Truth Social today to state that he may block the team from moving forward on a new stadium plan. The findings have been submitted to authorities.

Brendan Allen has no interest in continuing to beef with Marvin Vettori following their bout at Saturday's UFC 318.

Pitbull earns his first UFC win! Monster Energy congratulates MMA athlete Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire on defeating Dan Ige at UFC 318 in New Orleans on Saturday night. In the featherweight division bout on the main card,

Organizers said UFC 318 drew a record-breaking crowd of over 18,000 fans, generating more than $8 million in ticket sales at the Smoothie King Center.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - UFC 318 delivered a historic night at the Smoothie King Center on Saturday, drawing more than 18,000 fans and generating over $8 million in ticket sales, making it the highest-grossing event in the venue’s history.

Dustin Poirier, right, hits Max Holloway during a lightweight title fight at UFC 318 on Saturday in New Orleans.

Brendan Allen (25-7 MMA, 13-4 UFC) picked up arguably the biggest win of his UFC career when he outworked former middleweight title challenger Marvin Vettori (19-8-1 MMA, 9-7-1 UFC) for a unanimous decision on the prelims.