UFC 326: Max Holloway Vs. Charles Oliveira Results

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage of UFC 326, headlined by Max Holloway's defense of the BMF Championship against Charles Oliveira in Las Vegas. 

Holloway is looking to make the second defense of the title belt he won against Justin Gaethje in April 2024, having defended the title in July last year over Dustin Poirier. 

Pereira is looking for redemption in several facets, chief among them all the way in which their first bout finished in 2015. 

Holloway won that bout via TKO after Oliveira sustained a neck injury. He is also after his first title, albeit a commemorative one, since losing his Lightweight Championship as a result of missing weight for his second defense against Gaethje in 2022; he won the bout, but the title was stripped of him. And he has a record of 3-3 since then, so this could be called a make-or-break fight for the veteran.  

Prior to the main event, Gregory Rodrigues will take on Brunno Ferreira at middleweight, Drew Dober will take on Michael Johnson at lightweight, Rob Font and Raul Rosas Jr. are fighting at bantamweight, and in the co-main event Caio Borralho is facing Reinier de Ridder at middleweight. 

The main card featuring the aforementioned fights is scheduled to start at 9 PM EST, with those in the US able to watch via Paramount+, and international viewers via UFC Fight Pass and TNT Sports. 

Round one starts and both size one another up for the first 40 seconds, Brunno Ferreira landing the first shot with a sidekick to the leg. 

Ferreira looks for a combo but eats a receipt from Gregory Rodrigues. Rodrigues starts to put some distance between them with front kicks and jabs, following up with a huge haymaker to drop Ferreira to the floor. Rodrigues stands over Ferreira, waiting for the referee to get between him and the dropped fighter. Ferreira can't get up and the referee calls for the first-round TKO. 

Gregory Rodrigues def. Brunno Ferreira via TKO in Round One 

Between fights, a package plays celebrating the UFC Hall of Fame 'Fight Wing' induction of Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk from UFC 248. 

Round one starts with Michael Johnson establishing the range, Drew Dober trying to find gaps with kicks.

Johnson wobbles Dober with a quick combination, and continues to try and up the tempo before getting a kick back to put some distance back in. Johnson goes in close and gets a left hook to the face, followed by a left kick to the calf. But Johnson hits another two solid shots to the head. 

Dober getting better on the defensive, blocking several punches and continuing to go for the right calf. Dober lands a solid body kick and tries for a spinning side kick that gets blocked. Johnson lands another accurate left straight that appears to wobble Dober, continues to press the distance with right jabs as the first round comes to an end. 

Round two starts and Dober connects with a few solid shots to Johnson's body. Another great left overhand sends Johnson back and gives him something to think about. Dober goes for an impressive roundhouse that doesn't land. 

Johnson jabs Dober square on the nose but goes on to catch another strong left from Dober. Dober feints the right before following through with a stiff left straight across the jaw, dropping Johnson to the floor and rushing him with a single ground-pound; the referee gets between them and calls the fight. 

Drew Dober def. Michael Johnson via TKO in Round Two 

Between fights, a package plays to officially announce the card for UFC's White House event on June 14. Dana White runs down the card alongside Joe Rogan. 

Round one begins with Raul Rosas Jr. looking for an ax kick to no avail. Rob Font is approaching with a lower guard to find space between kicks. Font with a quick right jab catching Rosas Jr. to the face, forcing Rosas Jr. to step back and assess. Rosas Jr. goes for a kick but it's caught, though he hops free. 

Rosas Jr. catches Font in a single leg and drops him to the floor. Font looking for the omoplata to no avail. Rosas Jr. maintains waist control over Font, who gets reprimanded for holding the cage, and drops him to the floor again. Rosas Jr. stays in control for the remainder of the round, scoring five takedowns in total. 

Round two begins and Rosas Jr. throws a right hook that only finds glove. Rosas Jr. comes forward and catches Font with a left before grabbing his leg for another takedown. Font tries to get a triangle choke but Rosas Jr. squirms away from it, maintaining control on the ground. Font is looking for the omoplata again, it doesn't work but he keeps trying for it. Rosas Jr. lands lefts to the body and rolls Font back over again to sustain control. 

Font gets out and back up again but is instantly taken down by Rosas Jr.. Font now looking for the kimura but Rosas Jr. keeps his wrist clutched to his stomach to prevent the leverage. Rosas Jr. re-assumes control on top as the round comes to an end. 

Round three begins with Font throwing a right overhand over the shoulder of Rosas Jr.. He continues to swing wildly to no avail, and Rosas Jr. again shoots for the single leg and gets control on the floor. Font manages to get back to his feet, but Rosas Jr. maintains the waist control and fires some knees into his hamstring. Rosas Jr. takes Font down again. 

Twice Font gets back to his feet, both times with Rosas Jr. keeping the waist control and bringing him back to the ground. Twice more that happens, and with the 10-second clapper Font goes for the ankle to no effect as the fight comes to an end. 

Raul Rosas Jr. def. Rob Font via Unanimous Decision (30-27; 30-27; 30-27)

Rosas Jr. tells Joe Rogan after the fight that he is coming for the belt and wants anyone in the top 10 after this. 

Round one begins with both exchanging leg kicks and Caio Borralho going for a right hook that barely connects. Reinier de Ridder throws a left leg kick that's checked, and Borralho connects with a flush combo as de Ridder goes to ground – it looked a combination of a slip and the shot. 

Borralho goes to ground after a knee connects below the belt, the referee calling for an official time out. The fight resumes after a minute and a half. Borralho is cut on his right cheek. Borralho connects with a stinging kick to de Ridder's right calf. De Ridder continues to push Borralho back with punches, accurate if not strong. Borralho comes back with some big shots and catches de Ridder with a cracking right counter-punch. 

De Ridder continues to try and close the distance between jabs from Borralho, and shoots for the single-leg to get the takedown. De Ridder maintains waist control as Borralho gets to his feet, firing knees into his thigh. Borralho is warned twice for grabbing the cage. 

De Ridder looking to take Borralho down, but he doesn't get it. Borralho goes down as he attempts a reversal, scored for a takedown by de Ridder as the round comes to an end. 

Round two begins with Borralho rocking de Ridder early, but de Ridder invites him forward in defiance. Borralho connects with two stinging left straights, snapping de Ridder's headback and drawing an "Oooh" from the crowd both times. 

De Ridder goes for the waist control and the takedown, but Borralho refuses to go down. Borralho is grabbing the cage again but manages to avoid the referee's eye. Both fighters remain in a grappling stalemate against the cage, with de Ridder trying to find an opening and Borralho just moving with him. 

De Ridder gives in and breaks off the hold, resuming the stand-up. De Ridder connects with a left but it doesn't land clean, followed with a much better knee. Borralho continues to test de Ridder's chin with counter-punches to his right jabs. Round two ends with de Ridder seeking a takedown to no avail. Borralho is starting to show some bruising and grazing around the cheeks around his eyes. 

Round three begins with another solid shot from Borralho which threatens to ground de Ridder, but he rolls with it. De Ridder slips before connecting with a solid jumping knee, but Borralho answers it with a takedown to take him back to the floor. De Ridder continues to throw punches to the body while Borralho has side control, and de Ridder is warned for putting his feet against the cage while Borralho looks for an arm submission. 

Back to their feet and Borralho avoids some jabs. Borralho looks tired as de Ridder chases him across the Octagon with jabs. De Ridder now looks tired as he drops following a knee to the stomach, but gets back to his feet quickly. The round and the fight ends with both throwing fatigued shots at one another. 

Caio Borralho def. Reinier de Ridder via Unanimous Decision (30-27; 30-27; 30-27)

Borralho calls out Dricus Du Plessis in his post-fight interview. 

Round one begins with Charles Oliveira throwing two stinging kicks to Max Holloway's left calf. After just 30 seconds Oliveira has Holloway pressed against the cage with a combination and immediately shoots for the takedown, assuming side control. 

Oliveira gets back to his feet and comes back down with a firmer side control and two elbows to the head. Oliveira is on Holloway's back, looking for the choke as Holloway get to his feet. Holloway goes back down with the lock cinched in, though Holloway keeps his chin tucked and manages to maneuver out of it. 

Oliveira re-assumes control over the back of Holloway looking for the choke. Oliveira hits a left against the side of Holloway's head from the rear position. Holloway maneuvers upright with Oliveira still on his back against the cage, still looking for the rear choke with just a minute of the first round to go. Oliveira falls backward in the neck crank, but Holloway survives it and smiles at the camera while on the ground. 

10-second clapper goes and Holloway looks confident he will survive the round. He does so as the buzzer goes off to signal the end of round one. 

Round two begins with an exchange in the middle, and Holloway ups the tempo before going for a front kick and getting taken down. Oliveira continues to smother Holloway on the ground and against the cage, maneuvering to the back of Holloway once again for the rear naked choke. 

Oliveira lets go of the choke and lands some hammerfists, maintaining control over the back of Holloway going for the choke once more. Holloway adopts a cross-guard to block the choke but only gets elbows for it, and Oliveira goes for the choke once again with the space created. Oliveira now has the arm across Holloway's chin as he lands shots to the other side of his face. Oliveira has maintained over five minutes of back control thus far. 

Holloway tries to stand up but gets pulled back down by Oliveira, and his forehead is now cut open as the round comes to an end. 

In between rounds, Holloway's corner is telling him to focus on the stand-up game and box with Oliveira. Oliveira's corner is confident they have won both rounds. 

Round three begins with Oliveira landing a solid kick to the body. Holloway comes back with a right and some jabs and manages to avoid another takedown against the cage. Oliveira is happy to continue throwing punches in the clinch, looking for the takedown. Oliveira lifts Holloway and makes a mid-air adjustment to drop him and gain the side control. 

Oliveira maneuvers into full mount as he looks for an arm triangle. Holloway is landing left elbows into the ribs of Oliveira but they're not doing much. Oliveira continues to smother Holloway on the ground, seemingly set on the arm triangle. Round three ends with Oliveira throwing some tomahawk elbows from full mount. 

Round four begins with Oliveira throwing a kick just below the belt, prompting the referee to step in. The pair continue to exchange on their feet before Oliveira goes for another takedown, which he gets after a little struggling from Holloway. Oliveira landing some knees to the ribs from the side control, looking for the arm triangle again. 

Oliveira continues to combine those knees with elbows to the face, but the cage is preventing him from getting the triangle in. Oliveira once again assumes control of the back after Holloway tries to maneuver away from the cage. 

Oliveira starts digging his heel into Holloway as he looks for the rear choke, and Holloway visibly looks at the clock as he defends. Holloway grabs Oliveira's wrists and creates some space, but Oliveira goes back to the rear choke while continuing to strike the side of his opponent's head. 

Round four ends with Oliveira in control. 

The final round begins with an embrace between the opponents. They then get stuck in to the stand-up exchange, and Holloway gets the takedown on Oliveira. From the ground Oliveira looks for Holloway's ankle. All Holloway can do is throw some hammerfists to the top of his head. 

Holloway tries to make it to his feet but Oliveira keeps control of his leg and brings him back to the floor. Now he has Holloway mounted. Oliveira has now clocked over 19 minutes of control in this fight thus far, with just over a minute to go. 

Holloway manages to get back to his feet with 20 seconds to go, but Oliveira maintains waist control. They get stuck into a striking exchange but the buzzer goes off to signal the end of the bout. 

Charles Oliveira def. Max Holloway via Unanimous Decision to win the BMF Championship (50-45; 50-45; 50-45) 

Oliveira has a message for Hunter Campbell after the fight: If there is room for another fight on the White House card then he knows where he is. 

Holloway promises to return and chase another title. He tells Oliveira he will see him again soon.