| UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 7, 2026 | |||
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on March 7, 2026, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[1]
Background
[edit]Former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway is scheduled to defend his symbolic "BMF" (baddest motherfucker) title against former UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira in a lightweight bout serving as the event's headliner.[1] The two fighters previously met in August 2015 at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira, where Oliveira was defeated via first-round technical knockout in a featherweight bout after sustaining an apparent neck and shoulder injury during a takedown attempt, which rendered him unable to continue.[2][3] The injury was later reported as a minor neck injury.[4]
Former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Paulo Costa was expected to face Brunno Ferreira in a middleweight bout at the event.[5] However, he pulled out on December 26 due to undisclosed reasons. A replacement is expected to be sought.[6]
Fight card
[edit]| Fight card (Paramount+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Max Holloway (c) | vs. | Charles Oliveira | [a] | |||
| Lightweight | Renato Moicano | vs. | Brian Ortega | ||||
| Middleweight | Caio Borralho | vs. | Reinier de Ridder | ||||
| Bantamweight | Cody Garbrandt | vs. | Xiao Long | ||||
- ^ For the symbolic "BMF" title.
Announced bouts
[edit]- Light Heavyweight bout: Rafael Tobias vs. Diyar Nurgozhay[8]
- Flyweight bout: Cody Durden vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel[9]
- Flyweight bout: Jesús Santos Aguilar vs. Su Mudaerji[10]
- Middleweight bout: Brunno Ferreira vs. TBA[6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Mike Bohn (2025-12-06). "Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira BMF title rematch set for UFC 326". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2015-06-15). "Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira headlines UFC's debut in Saskatoon on Aug. 23". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2015-08-23). "UFC Fight Night 74 results: Max Holloway awarded TKO following Charles Oliveira injury". mmajunkie.com.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ Evelyn Rodrigues (2015-08-29). "Do Bronx explica lesão no pescoço e diz que não vai precisar de cirurgia" (in Portuguese). sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ^ Curtis Calhoun (2025-12-16). "Paulo Costa set to face rising star nicknamed 'The Hulk' in UFC 326 Octagon return". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
- ^ a b Guilherme Cruz (2025-12-26). "Paulo Costa out of UFC 326 fight with Brunno Ferreira". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
- ^ "UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2025-12-19). "RDR vs. Borralho, Garbrandt vs. Long Added to UFC 326". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ^ "Ex-UFC champ aims to snap losing streak on Holloway vs. Oliveira undercard at UFC 326". MMA Knockout On SI. 2025-12-19. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ^ Holland, Jesse (2025-12-23). "UFC 326 fight card, start time, date and location | Holloway vs. Oliveira 2". MMA Mania: UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
