The five-round “championship” main event is now set as current “BMF” Max Holloway will look to defend his belt against former lightweight king Charles Oliveira. Both men managed to gain weight without any problems. As for the rest of the card, all fighters made weight with the exception of Jeong Yeong Lee, who had “weight control issues,” and as a result the fight against Gastón Bolaños was canceled.
Holloway (27-8) comes into the fight having defended his BMF title, which he won against Justin Gaethje, against Dustin Poirier. After falling short against Ilia Topuria to regain the featherweight championship, “Bendito” looks to make a second defense. The 34-year-old is 4-1 in his last five fights and will look to beat Oliveira for the second time, as the two previously met in 2015. Holloway officially weighed in at 155.5 pounds for the main event.
Meanwhile, Oliveira (36-11, 1 NC) is coming off a submission against Mateusz Gamrot. “Do Bronxs” was also recently knocked out by Topuria and is 2-1 in his last three outings. The Brazilian suffered a strange esophageal injury in his first fight against his Hawaiian rival. The 36-year-old officially weighed in at 156 pounds for the title fight at the time.
UFC 326 will stream live on Paramount+ in its entirety. Prelims begin at 5 pm ET/2 pm PT, while the main card begins at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT.
UFC 326 weigh-in results:
Max Holloway (155.5) vs. Charles Oliveira (156)
Caio Borralho (186) vs. Reinier de Ridder (185.5)
Rob Font (136) vs. Raúl Rosas Jr. (135.5)
Drew Dober (156) vs. Michael Johnson (155.5)
Brunno Ferreira (184) vs. Gregory Rodrigues (186)
Cody Garbrandt (136) vs. Long Xiao (135.5)
Cody Brundage (185.5) vs. Donté Johnson (185.5)
Alberto Montes (145.5) vs. Ricky Turcios (146)
Cody Durden (125.5) vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel (125.5)
Jesús Santos Aguilar (125.5) vs. Su Mudaerji (126)
Diyar Nurgozhay (205.5) vs. Rafael Tobías (204)
Gastón Bolaños (145.5) vs. Jeong Yeong Lee (N/A)*
Rodolfo Bellato (204.5) vs. Lucas Fernandez (205)
*Lee vs. Bolaños will not be performed due to Lee having weight control issues.