Main Card
- Charles Oliveira def. Max Holloway via Decision, Unanimous (BMF Championship)
- Caio Borralho def. Reinier de Ridder via Decision, Unanimous
- Raul Rosas Jr. def. Rob Font via Decision, Unanimous
- Drew Dober def. Michael Johnson via TKO, Strikes (RD 2, 1:53)
- Gregory Rodrigues def. Brunno Ferreira via TKO, Strikes (RD 1, 1:47)
Preliminary Card
- Cody Garbrandt def. Xiao Long via Decision, Unanimous
- Donte Johnson def. Cody Brundage via Decision, Split
- Alberto Montes def. Ricky Turcios via Submission, Anaconda Choke (RD 2, 0:40)
- Nyamjargal Tumendemberel def. Cody Durden via Decision, Unanimous
Early Prelims
- Sumudaerji def. Jesus Aguilar via Decision, Unanimous
- Diyar Nurgozhay def. Rafael Tobias via Decision, Unanimous
- Rodolfo Bellato def. Luke Fernandez via TKO, Strikes (RD 1, 2:42)
Charles Oliveira gave little room for Max Holloway to showcase his striking prowess on Saturday.
Oliveira used his stellar grappling abilities to shut down the stand-up style of Holloway this weekend, sweeping scorecards in the process and earning him the bragging-rights “Baddest Motherf***** Title” UFC has sparingly attached to fan-favorite showdowns over the past few years. Their bout headlined UFC 326 from Las Vegas.
The first four rounds of the fight played out in a similar fashion: After a brief exchange on the feet, Oliveira would seamlessly find a takedown to get the bout to the ground. Some takedowns came from body locks, another emerged through Oliveira catching a leg kick from Holloway, showcasing the Brazilian’s stellar timing.
Once the fight hit the ground, Oliveira would use suffocating pressure, mixing together strikes and submission attempts to keep Holloway busy defending. While Oliveira put together many convincing rear naked choke attempts which threatened to end the fight, Holloway was able to endure them.
The final round played out somewhat differently, as Holloway surprisingly reversed a takedown attempt from Oliveira and landed in top position. But, Oliveira proved yet again that the fight was in his wheelhouse, being able to work up to a top position minutes later.
By the end of the fight, Oliveira had racked up an overwhelming 20 minutes of control time, scoring 110 strikes along the way, per official UFC stats.
Oliveira’s showcase caused boos to erupt at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, as many of the reported 19,000 in attendance came with the hopes of seeing the type of all-out war that Oliveira and especially Holloway have built a reputation for putting on.
Saturday’s main event was a rematch, hoping to provide a much more satisfying result than when the future Hall of Famers met over a decade ago.
Oliveira and Holloway’s first clash, as part of a 2015 Fight Night card in Saskatoon, Canada, came to an end after just 99 seconds due to the Brazilian future champion suffering a shoulder injury.
Oliveira would move up to lightweight two years later, causing the two stars to spend a large portion of their prime fighting in different classes and, thus, not crossing paths.
It was nothing but respect between the two ex-world champions after their 25 minutes of competition had passed. Broadcast cameras caught Oliveira giving Holloway his flowers after the fight, explaining that they are both cut from the same elite MMA cloth.
“We’re different from other people,” an interpreter told Holloway on behalf of Oliveira. “If this division got two BMFs, those BMFs are Charles Oliveira and Max Holloway
With back-to-back wins under his belt, including an October submission in Brazil against Mateusz Gamrot, Oliveira said on Saturday that he’s eyeing an opportunity in the lightweight title picture again. His last title appearance was a first-round finish loss in 2025 to Ilia Topuria.
Holloway, despite being on the losing end of the fight, also shared title aspirations. When asked an open-ended question about his “future,” with interviewer Joe Rogan giving the space for 34-year-old, 32-fight UFC vet Holloway to possibly ponder hanging up the gloves, the Hawaiian star instead shared a message of once again hoping to become the best in his division.
“I’m gonna come back, whoop somebody’s ass, and be back in title contention again,” he said.
