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The Ultimate Fighting Championship kicks off March with a “BMF” title fight, which is now official following the UFC 326 weigh-ins.
The five-round “championship” main event is now set as reigning “BMF” Max Holloway will look to defend his belt against former lightweight king Charles Oliveira. Both men successfully made weight without any issue. As for the rest of the card, all fighters made weight with the exception of Jeong Yeong Lee, who had “weight management issues,” and the fight against Gaston Bolanos has been canceled as a result.
Holloway (27-8) comes into the fight having defended his BMF title, which he won against Justin Gaethje, against Dustin Poirier. After falling short against Ilia Topuria to recapture the featherweight championship, “Blessed” looks to make a second defense. The 34-year-old is 4-1 in his last five fights and will look to beat Oliveira for a second time as the two previously clashed in 2015. Holloway officially weighed 155.5 pounds for the main event.
Meanwhile, Oliveira (36-11, 1 NC) is coming off a face crank submission over Mateusz Gamrot. “Do Bronxs” was also recently knocked out by Topuria, and is 2-1 in his last three outings. The Brazilian suffered a strange esophageal injury in his first fight against his Hawaiian rival. The 36-year-old officially weighed 156 pounds for the title fight on the dot.
UFC 326 will air live on Paramount+ in its entirety. Prelims begin at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT, while the main card kicks off at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
UFC 326 weigh-in results:
Max Holloway (155.5) vs. Charles Oliveira (156)
Caio Borralho (186) vs. Reinier de Ridder (185.5)
Rob Font (136) vs. Raul Rosas Jr. (135.5)
Drew Dober (156) vs. Michael Johnson (155.5)
Brunno Ferreira (184) vs. Gregory Rodrigues (186)
Cody Garbrandt (136) vs. Long Xiao (135.5)
Cody Brundage (185.5) vs. Donte Johnson (185.5)
Alberto Montes (145.5) vs. Ricky Turcios (146)
Cody Durden (125.5) vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel (125.5)
Jesus Santos Aguilar (125.5) vs. Su Mudaerji (126)
Diyar Nurgozhay (205.5) vs. Rafael Tobias (204)
Gaston Bolanos (145.5) vs. Jeong Yeong Lee (N/A)*
Rodolfo Bellato (204.5) vs. Luke Fernandez (205)
Lee vs. Bolanos is off due to Lee having weight management issues.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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