Fighters Only : UFC 326 Preview: Legends Clash as Holloway Faces Oliveira in Rematch

Paul Browne

Mar 05, 2026

The third numbered event of the Paramount Plus era takes place this weekend as UFC 326 heads to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The card will be headlined by a rematch between two legends as Max Holloway (27-8 MMA, 23-8 UFC) puts his BMF title on the line against Charles Oliveira (36-11 MMA, 24-11 UFC) in a rematch of their 2015 encounter.

Let’s take a look at the main card matchups taking place in Sin City this Saturday night.

Max Holloway (C) vs. Charles Oliveira (3) – BMF Title

Two of the most popular icons in the history of the sport clash in Saturday’s main event, which will be the fifth BMF title fight in company history. With 47 combined victories inside the Octagon (a promotional record for a single matchup), Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira continue to set the standard for what it means to be a UFC legend.

Holloway is the only fighter in company history to win interim, undisputed, and BMF titles. He is also the only fighter to have defended the BMF belt and could eclipse Rafael dos Anjos’s record for the most total fight time inside the Octagon if Saturday’s bout goes deep into the championship rounds.

Charles Oliveira owns the most stoppage wins (21) and submission wins (17) in UFC history and, with 24 victories inside the Octagon, is fast closing in on Jim Miller’s record of 27.

Whatever the outcome, Saturday’s main event will be a celebration of two of the most successful warriors ever to grace the sport’s biggest stage.

Caio Borralho (7) vs. Reinier de Ridder (8) – Middleweight

Both Caio Borralho (17-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) and Reinier de Ridder (21-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) will be looking to get back into the win column in Saturday’s co-main event after suffering the first defeats of their respective UFC careers last time out.

Borralho came up short against Nassourdine Imavov in the main event at UFC Paris last September in what was widely regarded as a title eliminator at 185 pounds, although Imavov’s expected title shot against Khamzat Chimaev has yet to come to fruition.

Former ONE Championship two-division titleholder de Ridder also fell short in his last outing when he was overrun by Brendan Allen at UFC Vancouver in October, where the toll of five fights (and, more importantly, five grueling weight cuts) appeared to catch up with the Dutchman.

A win here for either fighter will likely reinsert them into the title conversation at 185 pounds, but whoever ends up on the wrong side of Saturday’s result will have a mountain to climb to get back into contention.

Rob Font (13) vs. Raul Rosas Jr. – Bantamweight

Two fighters at opposing ends of their career trajectories meet on Saturday’s main card as veteran Rob Font (22-9 MMA, 12-8 UFC) looks to defend his spot in the bantamweight rankings against rising star Raul Rosas Jr. (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC).

The 38-year-old Font will be making his 19th walk to the Octagon and will be looking to return to winning ways after being outpointed by David Martinez in his last fight.

Rosas Jr. competes for the first time in a year, since becoming the youngest fighter (at 20 years old) to reach five victories inside the Octagon when he defeated Vince Morales at UFC Mexico last March.

Drew Dober vs. Michael Johnson – Lightweight

Two of the most tenured fighters in the history of the UFC’s lightweight division go head-to-head this weekend when Drew Dober (28-15 MMA, 14-11 UFC) takes on Michael Johnson (24-19 MMA, 16-15 UFC).

The 37-year-old Dober owns the most knockouts (10) in divisional history, while the 39-year-old Johnson is enjoying something of a late-career resurgence, having won four of his last five fights.

Gregory Rodrigues (13) vs. Brunno Ferreira (15) – Middleweight

Saturday’s main card opener sees two exciting Brazilian finishers square off. After losing to Jared Cannonier a year ago, Gregory “Robocop” Rodrigues (18-6 MMA, 9-3 UFC) has rebounded well, picking up wins over Jack Hermansson and Roman Kopylov to move to 5-1 in his last six appearances, while Brunno Ferreira (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) went 3-0 inside the Octagon in 2025, with two of those wins coming by way of submission.