When Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira faced off for the first time, it was the first main event for both men. Fast-forward 11 years, and they’ve gone on to have Hall of Fame, record-breaking careers with an abundance of iconic moments.
Now in the last chapters of their respective careers, “Blessed” and “Do Bronxs” are in each other’s brackets once again, this time with the symbolic BMF belt on the line as well as the inside track at maybe one more shot at undisputed gold.
Before they collide for the second time at UFC 326 in Las Vegas, let’s take a look at the winding but storied paths they took to the rematch:
The First Fight: Holloway defeats Oliveira by TKO
What was supposed to be a matchup between two rising featherweights turned into a night full of question marks when Holloway and Oliveira met in Saskatoon on August 23, 2015.