Charles of the Bronx cheers at the UFC ceremonial weigh-in. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/charlesdobronxs
The atmosphere promises to be one of maximum tension in the rematch between Charles of the Bronx e Max Holloway At UFC 326, scheduled for March 7th, even before their rematch in the octagon, the two former champions exchanged taunts and made bold promises regarding the outcome of the fight, indicating that the dispute for the symbolic 'BMF' belt could end with a provocative gesture in the center of the cage.
In a video posted on social media, the confident Holloway, who is coming off a win against Dustin poirier At UFC 318, in July 2025, he stated that he intends to provoke the Brazilian during the fight and guaranteed that he will make his opponent submit.
"I'll go there and point it in his face. Either he gives up, or I'll make him give up," declared the Hawaiian.
On the other side, the 'blurred Lion', which also comes from a victory, against Mateusz gamrot At UFC Rio in October 2025, he responded in the same tone and promised to prove who is the true owner of the symbolic title.
"Whenever Max points downwards, we'll find out who the real BMF is," the Brazilian retorted.
👀😬Both Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira promises to point to the ground at the end of the fight:
🇧🇷Max Holloway: “I gonna go out there and point it to his face. It's either he gonna give up or I gonna make him quit.”
🗣️Charles Oliveira: “Whenever Max points down we're going… pic.twitter.com/DNVmMoMSj8
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) March 1, 2026
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In the final stretch of preparation, Charles is experiencing a period of recovery after Consider retirement after knockout loss to Ilia Topuria at UFC 317The Brazilian bounced back after winning in Rio de Janeiro and arrives in high spirits for the rematch. At UFC 326, 'Do Bronx' will be looking for a different result from their first encounter in August 2015, where the Hawaiian came out on top. Check out the UFC 326 fight card below (subject to change).
UFC 326 fight schedule
MAIN CARD (from 23pm)
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Max Holloway x Charles of the Bronx – Fight for the belt
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Caio Borralho x Reinier DeRidder
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Rob font x Raúl Rosas Jr.
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Drew dober x Michael Johnson
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): gregory rodrigues x Brunno Ferreira
PRELIMINARY CARD (from 19pm)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): cody garbrandt x Xiao Long
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Donte Johnson x Dusko Todorovic
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Ricky Turcios Alberto Montes
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): cody durden x Nyamjargal Tumendemberel
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Sumudaerji x Jesus Aguilar
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Joosang Yoo x Gaston Bolanos
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Luke Fernandez x Rodolfo Bellato
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