This is the UFC 326 live blog for Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira, the main fight of the “BMF” championship on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Holloway is currently ranked 12th in the MMA fighting pound-for-pound rankings, with Charles Oliveira ranked 19th.
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This is a highly anticipated rematch for the two future Hall of Famers, with Holloway taking the win in a featherweight bout at UFC Saskatoon in August 2015, when Oliveira suffered an injury that brought the fight to a disappointing end.
Holloway (27-8) established himself as one of the greatest featherweights of all time, winning a UFC title and successfully defending it three times. His list of conquests includes José Aldo, Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje, Frankie Edgar, The Korean Zombie and Anthony Pettis, and many others considered among the best fighters of this generation. He knocked out Gaethje in the final seconds of a dominant performance at UFC 300 to take the BMF belt from him and became the only fighter to successfully defend it when he defeated his old rival Dustin Poirier last July.
“Do Bronx” hasn’t done badly either. The UFC’s all-time leader in submission wins finally reached the top of the mountain at 155 pounds when he defeated Michael Chandler for a vacant belt at UFC 262. Since that victory, Oliveira has gone 5-3 and has delivered one highlight after another, whether in victory or loss. Like Holloway, his goal is to build on a victory in the main event of UFC 326 to earn one more shot at an undisputed title.
Check out the UFC 326 live blog for Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira next.
Preamble
Here we go. Forget all the White House drama and the lackluster billboard, that’s what we’re here for. Two of the greatest of all time can finally see who is the best. Everything inside.