With Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira set to face off in long overdue rematch Saturday, March 7, the notion that fists will be flying is more than a metaphor.
Holloway has landed 3,655 significant strikes during his UFC career, almost 1,350 more than anyone else. (Sean Strickland ranks second with 2,307 significant strikes.) Will Oliveira be able to survive Holloway’s astounding punch output? He might be among those best equipped to try.
Holloway is less effective on the mat than on his feet, and Oliveira leads the UFC in submission wins with 17.
With Holloway’s BMF title on the line, the primary hope is that it’ll be a more satisfying finish than their first fight. In that 2015 bout, Oliveira suffered a neck injury and indicated he could not continue. That prompted the referee to halt the fight at 1:39 of the first round and Holloway won by TKO.
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UFC 326: Time, PPV, streaming for Holloway vs Oliveira
The highly anticipated rematch between Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira will take place on Saturday, March 7 and can be streamed on Paramount+.
Date: Saturday, March 7
Location: T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, NV)
Early Prelims start time: 5 p.m. ET
Early Prelims card stream: Paramount+
Prelims card start time: 7 p.m. ET
Prelims card stream: Paramount+
Main card start time: 9 p.m. ET on Paramount+
TV: Select coverage on CBS from 8-10 p.m.
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UFC 326: Holloway vs Oliveira fight card results
Fight card according to ESPN.
Main Card:
Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira, lightweight
Caio Borralho vs. Reinier de Ridder, middleweight
Rob Font vs. Raul Rosas Jr., bantamweight
Drew Dober vs. Michael Johnson, lightweight
Gregory Rodrigues vs. Brunno Ferreira, middleweight
Prelims:
Cody Garbrandt vs. Xiao Long, bantamweight
Round 1: Xiao Long landed a nasty head kick. But Cody Garbrandt rallied with an to the head. Long responded with a knee to the head. Ouch.
Round 2: An unintentional head butt by Garbrandt knocked Long to the mat with 13 seconds left in the round. But the referee saw it for what it was, and Long stayed active with his kicks throughout the round.
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Donte Johnson def. Cody Brundage by split decision, middleweight
Round 1: Cody Brundage scored a quick takedown and had Donte Johnson on the mat for more than three minutes. That’s probably where he wants to keep up. Back on his feet, Johnson started stalking and looked dangerous.
Round 2: Brundage took his foot off the gas and Johnson attacked with his wrestling. Little came of it, and maybe the biggest moment was he got away with an eye poke.
Round 3: Brundage emerged with more energy. Johnson matched it — and sustained it longer. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28 in favor of Johnson.
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Alberto Montes def. Ricky Turcios by submission (2nd round), featherweight
Round 1: Ricky Turcios was aggressive, but Alberto Montes landed the cleaner and biggers shots.
Round 2: Turcios tried to run. No luck. Montes caught up to Turcios and ended by fight by Anaconda choke with 4:20 left in the round.
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Nyamjargal Tumendemberel def. Cody Durden by unanimous decision, flyweight
Round 1: Most of the round was spent on the mat, and Nyamjargal Tumendemberel got the best of it. He threatened to end the fight early by guillotine and landed sharp blows during active grappling.
Round 2: More grappling, less interesting. Durden landed two nice shots as the round ended and Tumendemberel fired back after the air horn sounded. Round 3: Durden sticks with the grappling game plan and late in the round gains control on Tumendemberel’s back. But Tumendemberel shook free and ending any hope of an upset. The judges score it 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in favo of Tumendemberel.
Early Prelims:
Sumudaerji def. Jesus Aguilar by unanimous decision, flyweight
Round 1: Sumudaerji towered over Jesus Aguilar and did a reasonably good job of exploiting the height advantage. But Aguilar did not struggle to survive the round. Nor did he win it.
Round 2: Waiting for Sumudaerji to dominate. And waiting, and waiting…
Round 3: It ended with the two men trading shots, with blood streaming down Aguilar’s nose and the crowd cheering. A gutsy performance from Aguilar, and a winning effort from Sumudaerji. All three judges score it 30-27 in favor of Sumudaerji.
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Diyar Nurgozhay def. Rafael Tobias by unanimous decision, light heavyweight
Round 1: Rafael Tobias was given about two minutes to recover after taking an illegal punch to the crotch. But the bigger problem for him as the legal, left-handed shots Diyar Nurgozhay nailed him with throughout the round.
Round 2: Tobias, bleeding from the nose, stunned Nurgozhay with three solid punches and followed up with a takedown. But Nurgozhay pulled the reversal and punished Tobias as the round came to an end.
Round 3: Nurgozhay played it conservative in the final round and it turned out to be a wise move. The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of Nurgozhay.
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Rodolfo Bellato def. Luke Fernandez by TKO (1st round), light heavyweight
Round 1: Luke Fernandez was controlling the fight with his right hand when Rodolfo Bellato, bleeding from his nose and near his left eye, suddenly dropped Fernandez with a left hook. Bellato pounced and commenced with the ground-and-pound, and the referee stopped the fight at 2:42 of the first round.
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JeongYeong Lee vs. Gaston Bolanos, featherweight (canceled)
UFC 326: Holloway vs Oliveira predictions
Jake Skudder, Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online: ‘Holloway’s output accumulates punishment over the championship rounds, and Oliveira’s chin, tested by Makhachev and Poirier, likely eventually buckles under the volume.’ Prediction: Max Holloway wins by TKO, Round 4.
Alexander Volkanovski, UFC featherweight champion: ‘Max Holloway, you go 100 percent. Now he is going to get you tired, and he’s one guy who knows how to capitalize on someone being tired. If he sees you tired, he’s going to make you pay more and more and more, and he can definitely mentally and physically break you down.’’ Prediction: Holloway by finish, Round 3 or later.
Anatoly Pimentel, BetMGM: ‘My prediction is a submission victory for Oliveira over Holloway, since his grappling and jiu-jitsu skills are far superior, and it’s the best way to beat an elite striker like Holloway. Taking the fight on the ground against better strikers than him has been the weapon of choice for Oliveira.’ Prediction: Oliveira by submission.
UFC 326 odds: Holloway vs Oliveira full card
Fight card according to ESPN and odds according to BetMGM.
Main Card:
Max Holloway (-220) vs. Charles Oliveira (+180), lightweight
Caio Borralho (-235) vs. Reinier de Ridder (+190), middleweight
Rob Font (+190) vs. Raul Rosas Jr. (-235), bantamweight
Drew Dober (+120) vs. Michael Johnson (-100), lightweight
Gregory Rodrigues (-180) vs. Brunno Ferreira (+145), middleweight
Prelims
Cody Garbrandt (+140) vs. Xiao Long (-170), bantamweight
Donte Johnson (-900) vs. Cody Brundage (+600), middleweight
Ricky Turcios (+155) vs. Alberto Montes (-190), featherweight
Cody Durden (+140) vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel (-170), flyweight
Early Prelims:
Sumudaerji (-235) vs. Jesus Aguilar (+190), flyweight
Rafael Tobias (-185) vs. Diyar Nurgozhay (+150), light heavyweight
JeongYeong Lee (-275) vs. Gaston Bolanos (+275), featherweight (canceled)
Luke Fernandez (-235) vs. Rodolfo Bellato (+190), light heavyweight
Ring walk time for Holloway vs Oliveira main event
The main card starts at 9 p.m. ET. Ring walks for Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira are estimated to take place at about 11 p.m. ET.
Where is UFC 326: Holloway vs Oliveira?
UFC 326: Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira will be held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
UFC 326 preliminary and main card start times
Here are your start times.
Early Prelims: 5 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
Prelims: 7 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
Main card: 9 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
UFC 326 live stream
The Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira continues a new era for the UFC. All fights, from early prelims to the main card, will be available on Paramount+.
UFC 326 price
Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira will fight for a lightweight rematch in the main event of UFC’s bout on Paramount+. Say goodbye to the pay-per-view fees, but don’t forget the Paramount+ subscription fee of $8.99 that gets you access to UFC fights.
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UFC moves to Paramount+ ending PPV era
UFC moves on from its PPV model with ESPN and ESPN+. With its seven-year, $7.7 billion deal with Paramount, the promise is upwards of 40 UFC events a year. It all began in 2026 with UFC 324 on Jan. 24, which was broadcast on Paramount+. UFC 326 will have select coverage on CBS.