Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira exchanged a stoic stare during their pre-fight faceoff at the UFC 326 press conference, building hype for their BMF title rematch without trash talk. The future Hall of Famers smiled afterward, highlighting mutual respect ahead of Saturday's main event.
Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira share respectful faceoff ahead of UFC 326 rematch
At Thursday's UFC 326 press conference—with UFC CEO Dana White between them—Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira stared each other down stoically, maintaining professionalism without bravado. They cracked smiles as they separated, amplifying anticipation for their five-round BMF title clash.
This revives their 2015 featherweight bout, which ended abruptly after 99 seconds due to Oliveira's neck injury, giving Holloway a technical win neither found satisfying. Holloway now defends the BMF belt he won at UFC 300 and upheld at UFC 318, eyeing a lightweight title shot. Oliveira, fresh off submitting Mateusz Gamrot, hunts a path back to contention.
The duo's combined 34 post-fight bonuses promise fireworks in the UFC 326 main event Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
