UFC 326 Delivers Holloway-Oliveira 2
UFC 326 lit up Las Vegas with Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira clashing for the BMF title. The main card featuring the rematch between these fan favorites delivered on high expectations. Full results, highlights, and post-fight interviews are available for fans who missed the action.
This rematch was over a decade in the making, stemming from a bizarre and inconclusive first encounter. Back in August 2015, a rising Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira first met in the main event of a UFC Fight Night in Saskatchewan, Canada. The fight ended abruptly in the first round when Oliveira suffered an esophageal injury during a takedown attempt, rendering him unable to continue and giving Holloway a TKO victory. Following their first fight, both men embarked on Hall of Fame-worthy careers. Holloway went on to capture the featherweight championship, while Oliveira eventually claimed the lightweight title, becoming the UFC's all-time leader in submission victories. This second bout sees them clash not for a divisional title, but for the symbolic "Baddest Motherf***er" (BMF) belt. The BMF title is a unique UFC honor, created in 2019 to celebrate fighters known for their toughness, exciting fighting styles, and willingness to face any opponent. The concept was born from a callout by Nate Diaz and first contested between Diaz and Jorge Masvidal at UFC 244, with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson presenting the belt. Before this event, the BMF title had only been held by three fighters: Jorge Masvidal, Justin Gaethje, and Max Holloway himself. Holloway won the belt with an iconic last-second knockout of Justin Gaethje, continuing the tradition of the title being contested in action-packed fan-favorite matchups.
