On the fourth episode of UFC 318 "Embedded," Robert Valentin seeks mystical answers on Bourbon Street while Dustin Poirier visits the Saints.

People toast during the Tales of the Cocktail at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. (Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune) Drink around the world without your passport at WEINDORF – A WORLD TOUR OF WINES.

Israel Adesanya says he can't discredit Dustin Poirier for never winning an undisputed UFC championship ahead of his retirement fight.

Ige (19-9 MMA, 11-8 UFC) meets former two-division Bellator champion Patricio Freire (36-8 MMA, 0-1 UFC) on Saturday's UFC 318 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) main card at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Ige explains that he's been wanting to fight "Pitbull" for a while.

New Orleans rapper Alfred Banks celebrates his birthday on Saturday, July 19, with a show at Gasa Gasa. He’ll be joined by La Reezy, who recently has been catching some national attention, and gifted lyricist Kaye the Beast. Music starts at 9 p.m., and tickets are $19.29 via gasagasanola.com.

At 42 years old, Melvin Guillard is still an ‘anytime, anywhere’ kind of fighter. The 60-fight MMA veteran fought under the UFC banner 20 times against the likes of Nate Diaz, Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, and more.

Zellhuber wound up getting his wish as the pair are matched up in Saturday's UFC 318 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) main card opener at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

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