Former rival downplays Charles Oliveira's victory and explains his dominance over Holloway at UFC 326.

Charles of the Bronx e Max Holloway together after UFC 326. Photo: Reproduction/X

Arman Tsarukyan believes that victory Charles of the Bronx No. UFC 326 It's much more about the demerit of Max Holloway more than due to the Brazilian's actual merits. In the main fight of the event, the 'Blurred Lion' mastered Hawaiian He won the BMF belt without taking any risks, in a performance that, in the Armenian's view, was directly favored by the lack of wrestling from 'The Blessed'.

In an interview with Ariel Helwani, Arman Tsarukyan He 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 so (The 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?", he said. Arman Tsarukyan.

Subsequently, Tsarukyan downplayed the performance of Charles of the Bronx, stating that the Brazilian does not possess refined technical wrestling skills. Even so, he acknowledged the efficiency of his performance in the fight, classifying the presentation as dominant within the context of the combat, 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 of the Bronx entered the UFC 326 He was considered a huge underdog by 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.