Arman Tsarukyan believes that Charles Oliveira 's victory at UFC 326 is much more due to Max Holloway 's shortcomings than to the Brazilian's own merits. In the main event, the 'Blasty Lion' dominated the Hawaiian in the grappling game and won the BMF belt without taking any risks, in a performance that, in the Armenian's view, was directly favored by the 'Blessed One's' lack of wrestling.
In an interview with Ariel Helwani, Arman Tsarukyan expressed surprise at Holloway's difficulty in dealing with takedown attempts, questioning how an athlete so experienced in the sport still shows such evident limitations in this aspect of the game.
“I was surprised. How come ( Max Holloway ) doesn’t know wrestling? Zero wrestling. You’ve been in this sport for 20 years and you can’t even defend a takedown from Charles Oliveira?”, said Arman Tsarukyan.
Subsequently, Tsarukyan downplayed Charles do Bronx 's performance , stating that the Brazilian does not possess refined technical wrestling. Even so, he acknowledged the efficiency of his performance in the fight, classifying it as dominant within the context of the match, especially in exploiting the openings left by his opponent.
“Oliveira has no takedown technique. He’s good at jiu-jitsu, but I’ve never seen him fight very well. That was like a masterclass in wrestling from Charles,” concluded Armenio.
Charles Oliveira defeated Max Holloway and won the BMF belt.
Charles Oliveira entered UFC 326 as a huge underdog according to the bookmakers, but the scenario changed in the first few minutes of the fight. Aware that striking was his opponent's strongest point, the Brazilian focused on grappling, securing takedowns, attempting submissions, and landing powerful elbows.
Throughout the five rounds, Charles consistently dominated the Hawaiian and, at the end of the fight, had his arm raised after winning by unanimous decision of the judges.
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