Charles Oliveira dominates Max Holloway to win BMF title in impressive fashion at UFC 326

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Charles Oliveira completely outclassed Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 326. After five rounds, all three judges scored the contest 50-45 to crown Oliveira the new BMF champion.Holloway fought Oliveira in the main event of UFC 326 on Saturday nightGettyThe lightweight stars met in the main event of UFC 326, after Dana White revealed the full card for the promotion’s historic White House show.Oliveira was an underdog going into the headliner, but put himself in a great position to challenge for the undisputed lightweight title next with a spectacular performance.‘Do Bronxs’ showed his utmost respect for Holloway after the clash, telling UFC CEO White that he’s ready for a fight at the White House or an undisputed clash next.Holloway, meanwhile, said his game plan was to stick and move, which proved highly unsuccessful, but the 34-year-old added he would be back to ‘kick a**’ again soon.UFC 326Full results from Las VegasMain cardCaio Borralho def. Reinier de Ridder via unanimous decisionRaul Rosas Jr def. Rob Font via unanimous decisionDrew Dober def. Michael Johnson via second-round KO (punch)Gregory Rodrigues def. Brunno Ferreira via first-round KO (punch)PrelimsCody Garbrandt def. Xiao Long via unanimous decisionDonte Johnson def. Cody Brundage via split decisionAlberto Montes def. Ricky Turcios via second-round submission (anaconda choke)Nyamjargal Tumendemberel def. Cody Durden via unanimous decisionEarly prelimsSumudaerji def. Jesus Aguilar via unanimous decisionDiyar Nurgozhay def. Rafael Tobias via unanimous decisionRodolfo Bellato def. Luke Fernandez via first-round KO (punches)What happened in Holloway-Oliveira 2?The crowd inside the T-Mobile Arena roared far before the fight began and the main event instantly got off to an electric start.Oliveira landed damaging leg kicks early on before going on the hunt for a quick stoppage, securing an early takedown with ease before taking Holloway’s back.Holloway, who cracked a smile in the final minute on the ground, showed excellent takedown defence to avoid Oliveira’s various submission attempts, but it was a dominant opening round for the Brazilian.Oliveira immediately put Holloway in danger 30 seconds into round two, taking his opponent’s back and almost sneaking under the Hawaiian’s jaw to put him to sleep.The majority of round two was yet again spent on the ground as Oliveira sliced Holloway with nasty elbows.However, just like the first five minutes, Holloway somehow managed to escape Oliveira’s submissions and entered round three knowing he needed to keep the fight on the feet.Oliveira dominated Holloway on the canvas for most of the fightGettyAfter some sharp exchanges, Holloway briefly survived Oliveira’s first takedown defence of round three, until ‘Do Bronxs’ made an expert mid-air adjustment to take full control again.Oliveira continued to dominate the fight, shocking UFC commentator Joe Rogan as to just how good he was performing, considering Holloway was a favourite among oddsmakers.In the final minute, Oliveira dropped more elbows and was landing all kinds of shots as we entered the championship rounds, with the challenger definitely in the lead.Holloway came out for round four looking deflated and breathing heavy, which was a start contrast to Oliveira, who looked as fit as he did in the first.Both men landed heavy shots, but the fight quickly entered the same pattern with Oliveira landing another takedown and dominating on the ground.Oliveira landed more vicious elbows and had full control of Holloway as time ticked on.“Who do you not appreciate this complete domination by a master?” Rogan said, responding to the Las Vegas crowd booing as Oliveira continued his dominance on the canvas.Holloway had a brief look at the clock, and although ‘Blessed’ was still doing extremely well to not get submitted, he was down four rounds with five minutes left on the clock.Oliveira landed a massive right hand early in the final round and dove straight for the takedown.But Holloway managed to sprawl and found himself on top of the challenger for the first time in the UFC 326 main event.After trying to make his feet, Holloway had his back to the cage and Oliveira sensed an opening, securing another takedown to pin his opponent to the canvas once again.In the final 10 seconds, both men disengaged and, in classic Holloway fashion, the pair stood and traded heavy blows before the final bell sounded.Oliveira instantly exited the cage to thank friends and family as he knew victory was is.“Max did not have any moments in this fight,” Rogan said.Daniel Cormier added: “I do not know if I’ve ever seen him get beaten in this way.”Also in Sin City, Caio Borralho defeated Reinier de Ridder via unanimous decision after three rounds in a middleweight co-main event.Drew Dober and Gregory Rodrigues both secured knockout finishes on the main card, while former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt threw up en route to his victory over Xiao Long.