After hinting at the possibility in recent weeks, Poirier (30-9 MMA, 22-8 UFC) confirmed Wednesday that rap legend Lil Wayne will accompany him during his final UFC walk. Lil Wayne's presence won't deter Poirier from sticking with his classic walkout music, however. Poirier will still walk to James Brown's "The Boss" as he long has.

Dustin Poirier to walk out with Lil Wayne for his UFC 318 retirement fight against Max Holloway in New Orleans.

UFC 318 is shaping up to be the final fight in a legendary career for Dustin Poirier. And "The Diamond" is pulling out all the stops. Not only will the event be in his home state of Louisiana from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Poirier will have a special guest walk him to the Octagon to face Max Holloway.

In a recent Instagram post, the ESPN MMA account posted DM replies after asking a number of notable names to share their best memories from Poirier’s UFC career. Joining the likes of Daniel Cormier and Jorge Masvidal in responding was the UFC 318 headliner’s wife, Jolie, who has been by his side throughout.

UFC legend Alexander Volkanovski has named one of Dustin Poirier's most recent wins that really stands out to him.

Not everything went the way of Dustin Poirier during the course of his first 17 years as a professional fighter, chief among them falling short three times in his bid to become the undisputed UFC

Dustin Poirier has tried to ensure he firmly remains focused on the fight ahead of his last-ever Octagon appearance. However, the 36-year-old was forced to address the emotional aspect of his retirement during a recent interview with ESPN. Dustin Poirier was surprised by retirement letters from a few key people during the interview.

Matt Brown says Dustin Poirier deserves a lot of credit for the incredible body of work he put together in his career but he can’t be considered one of the greatest of all-time