Holloway and Oliveira last fought in August 2015, with the former winning via technical knockout in the first round.
Holloway has won four of his last five fights heading into this bout, and 25 of his 27 wins overall have come by knockout or decision. Oliveira, by contrast, has 22 submission wins. He’s 3-3 in his last six fights. This is going to be a big contrast of styles, and the oddsmakers at DraftKings like Holloway to come out on top. He’s -215 (wager $215 to win $100) to win the fight, +150 to win by knockout and +240 to win by decision. Oliveira is +165 (wager $100 to win $165) to win the bout and +330 to win by submission.
Caio Borralho and Reinier de Ridder come into their UFC 326 bout after losing as headliners in their last fights. Borralho won 14 fights in a row prior to losing to Nassourdine Imavov via decision. It was five straight wins for de Ridder before he lost to Brendan Allen via TKO in his last fight. Borralho is the -250 favorite at DraftKings, while de Ridder is +205.
According to the oddsmakers, the closest fight to call on the main card will be between Drew Dober and Michael Johnson. Dober has lost four of his last six fights but is coming into UFC 326 off a win over Kyle Prepolec. Johnson is 24-19 in his MMA career but has won his last three fights, with two victories coming by decision. He’s the +154 underdog while Dober is the -185 favorite.
Former UFC champions Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira will clash in a rematch 11 years after the first bout, as the pair headlines UFC 326 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Unlike the first fight, a UFC belt will be on the line Saturday night, when Holloway looks to defend the BMF title that signifies the UFC’s grittiest, most exciting fighter. Holloway first took control of the belt at UFC 300 in April 2024, beating Justin Gaethje by fifth-round KO. Holloway then became the first person to successfully defend the belt via a unanimous decision over Dustin Poirier at UFC 318 last July. Oliveira beat Mateusz Gamrot by second-round submission in his most recent Octagon appearance in October.
Middleweight contenders Caio Borralho and Reinier de Ridder square off in the co-main event, and Raul Rosas Jr., 21, takes on veteran fighter Rob Font, who is 17 years his elder.
Brett Okamoto, Andreas Hale and Jeff Wagenheim break down all the action from UFC 326 in Las Vegas.
In an Instagram post from the UFC, the promotion sent out social media messages to some of their biggest stars, asking them who they’re picking in the main event of UFC 326.
Conor McGregor questioned whether the fight is BMF worthy, adding that he believes Max Holloway will win again, though he didn’t rule out Charles Oliveira’s chances.
The majority of the voting pool agreed with ‘The Notorious’ by predicting that the BMF belt will stay with ‘Blessed’.
Names like Jon Jones, Islam Makhachev, Paddy Pimblett, and Holloway’s last opponent, Dustin Poirier, sided with the champion.
“Love both guys but I gotta go with the best, Blessed,” Poirier wrote in his response.
Unsurprisingly, the four votes that came in for Oliveira were all from his fellow Brazilians, with Alex Pereira, Amanda Nunes, Alexandre Pantoja, and Carlos Prates predicting that the belt will change hands.
The only response shown in the post that didn’t pick either fighter to win was from Arman Tsarukyan, whose one-word answer to the question of who will win was “me”.
