Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 Predictions – ‘He’s Dangerous In Any Moment’
BMF Champion Max Holloway (27-8) defends his BMF title against Charles Oliveira (36-11, 1 NC), as pros picked their winner.
Their first ended with a win for Holloway after Oliveira suffered a neck injury during the first round. It was later revealed that Oliveira had suffered a micro-tear in his esophagus. Since that night, Max Holloway became the BMF champ after his last-second knockout of Justin Gaethje at UFC 300. Meanwhile, Oliveira enters UFC 326 fresh off a clinical performance at UFC 318 in July 2025, where he defeated Dustin Poirier via unanimous decision in their trilogy, while Oliveira defeated Mateusz Gamrot in October 2025.
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Predictions
“I’m going to go with Max Holloway. I think Max, his takedown defense is very good. I think he’s going to find it hard to get Max down. I mean, his jiu-jitsu is so good; if he does get it down, he can definitely be dangerous, but Max is very good at scrambling up too, very good. And then on the feet, I think Max will just be too much on the feet. You know Max has got a good chin as well. Yeah, I just think he’s going to have a hard time with Max Holloway,” Alexander Volkanovski said
Oh, I love Charles because of his personality. He’s a such an amazing human being. But I think I think Max is taking it. I think so. Yeah. But don’t count Charles never out. He’s dangerous in any moment of the fight. He can just submit you in any time,” Ilia Topuria stated
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“Uh, I mean I’m definitely going to cheer for the American. Yeah, well if I have to choose I’m going to choose the American over the foreigner,” Justin Gaethje revealed
“I think Max Holloway is about to beat the soul out of Charles Oliveira. I think this move up to lightweight is huge for him; he has more power. He drops Dustin Poirier in their third fight in the first round. I would pick Ilia Topuria to beat him if they end up running it back, but at 155, if he gets this win, like, maybe I’m more interested. He’s got pop in his shots now, and I think that’s just hugely problematic for Charles, who’s never had a great chin. I think he’s lost 11 fights, and nine of them he’s been stopped,” Brian Campbell stated
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