Earlier today, Charles Oliveira called out Max Holloway, who responded by citing his own terms. Now the former UFC lightweight kingpin has agreed to Holloway's conditions for a potential BMF clash in 2026.
After being knocked out by Ilia Topuria earlier this year, Oliveira made a swift return in front of his home crowd at UFC Rio and secured a Round 2 submission victory over short-notice opponent Mateusz Gamrot.
After returning to winning ways, the Brazilian called out UFC BMF kingpin Holloway for a rematch. When the two last met inside the octagon in 2015, 'Blessed' finished Oliveira in just 99 seconds.
Earlier today on his Kick stream, Holloway accepted Oliveira's callout but had certain terms. He said that he wants to fight in March 2026 instead of waiting for the UFC White House card and would prefer to fight in Las Vegas. The 33-year-old also revealed that he will be back in training soon, and his hand has nearly healed. The Hawaiian said:
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"Fight in Las Vegas or something. We're fighting on my terms, brother."
After hearing out Holloway's terms, 'do Bronx' said at the UFC Rio post-fight presser:
"It can be in his house. If it's not in Brazil, it can be anywhere in the world… [March] is perfect. It's a perfect fight."
Check out Charles Oliveira's comments below (15:55):
Holloway last defended his BMF strap in a trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier at UFC 318. After beating Poirier, 'Blessed' had made it clear that he won't fight again in 2025 due to a hand injury.
Holloway had previously called out Ilia Topuria for a rematch for the UFC lightweight title. About the same, UFC CEO Dana White had said that "anything is possible" for Holloway.
However, rumors suggest that Justin Gaethje will be Topuria's next opponent at UFC 324 in January 2026.

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