UFC 326 battle card — Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira: Date, odds, location and extra

A significant showdown between two of UFC’s most beloved motion stars is ready for Saturday night time in Las Vegas. The promotion is again at T-Cell Area for UFC 326, which is anchored by a bout for the ceremonial BMF title between Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira.

Saturday marks simply the fourth BMF battle in promotional historical past. It started in 2019 when Nate Diaz took on Jorge Masvidal for the inaugural belt the place Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson was available to position the title across the winner’s waist. It was not till 4 years later in 2023 when the title reappeared for a matchup between Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier at UFC 291, the place Gaethje scored a brutal knockout win. The title was then “defended” by Gaethje towards Holloway at UFC 300.

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Holloway, the previous featherweight king, moved as much as light-weight for the problem. He scored the most effective knockouts in current reminiscence over Gaethje after which defended the title towards Dustin Poirier at UFC 318. Regardless of a setback towards Ilia Topuria sandwiched between them, Holloway nonetheless has one of many deepest resumes within the sport’s historical past.

Oliveira, in the meantime, has traded wins and losses in his final six appearances. After rocketing up the light-weight rankings in 2020 to earn his first title towards Michael Chandler in 2021, “Do Bronx” lastly noticed his 11-fight win streak snapped towards Islam Makhachev in 2022. He has since picked up one other win over Chandler, a brutal knockout of Beneil Dariush and a vicious face crank submission of Mateusz Gamrot.

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Let’s take a more in-depth take a look at the remainder of the battle card under. Keep tuned to this web page for the newest information and updates forward of battle night time.

UFC 326 battle card, odds, outcomes

Odds through DraftKings Sportsbook

• Max Holloway (c) -220 vs. Charles Oliveira +170, lightweights (BMF title)
• Caio Borralho -250 vs. Reinier de Ridder +205, middleweights
• Raul Rosas Jr. -270 vs. Rob Font +220, bantamweights
• Michael Johnson -118 vs. Drew Dober -102, lightweights
• Gregory Rodrigues -162 vs. Brunno Ferreira +136, middleweights
• Xiao Lengthy -155 vs. Cody Garbrandt +130, bantamweights
• Donte Johnson -800 vs. Cody Brundage +550, middleweights
• Alberto Montes def. Ricky Turcios through second-round submission (anaconda choke)
• Nyamjargal Tumendemberel def. Cody Durden through unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Su Mudaerji def. Jesús Santos Aguilar through unanimous choice (30-27 30-27, 30-27)
• Diyar Nurgozhay def. Rafael Tobias through unanimous choice (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Rodolfo Bellato def. Luke Fernandez through first-round knockout (punches)

The place to UFC 326 information

• Date: March 7
• Location: T-Cell Area — Las Vegas
• Begin time: 9 p.m. ET (Essential card) 
• Tips on how to watch: CBS (between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET)
• Stream: Paramount+ (subscribe for as little as $8.99 per thirty days)

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