UFC 326
| UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 | |
|---|---|
| The poster for UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 | |
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| Date | March 7, 2026 (2026年03月07日) |
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena |
| City | Paradise, Nevada, United States |
| Attendance | 19,480[1] |
| Total gate | 8,305,158ドル[1] |
| Event chronology | |
|
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh
UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos
| |
UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 7, 2026, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[2]
Background
[edit ]The event was the first featured official broadcast on CBS after the new media rights agreement with Paramount Skydance began in January, as the network partially aired the card during the final hour of the prelims along with the first hour of the main card. The remainder of the main card including the main event aired exclusively on Paramount+.[3] The CBS simulcast marked the promotion's best linear television ratings in a decade. According to the Nielsen Ratings System, the two-hour broadcast window averaged 2.47 million viewers, while the first hour of the main card averaged over 2.8 million. The broadcast peaked at 3.1 million viewers during the middleweight bout between Gregory Rodrigues and Brunno Ferreira.[4]
Former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway defended his symbolic "BMF" (baddest motherfucker ) title against former UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira in a lightweight bout serving as the event's headliner.[2] The two fighters previously met in August 2015 at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira, where Oliveira was defeated via first-round technical knockout in a featherweight bout after sustaining an apparent neck and shoulder injury during a takedown attempt, which rendered him unable to continue.[5] [6] The injury was later reported as a minor neck injury.[7]
Former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Paulo Costa was initially expected to face Brunno Ferreira in a middleweight bout at the event.[8] However, Costa withdrew on December 26 for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by former LFA Middleweight Champion Gregory Rodrigues, setting up a rematch between them.[9] [10] The two previously met at UFC 283 in January 2023, where Rodrigues was defeated by first-round knockout.[11]
A bantamweight bout between Rob Font and Raul Rosas Jr. took place at the event.[12] The pairing was originally scheduled as the co-main event for UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva in September 2025, but Rosas Jr. withdrew due to a rib injury.[13] [14]
A lightweight rematch between former lightweight title challenger Renato Moicano and former featherweight title challenger Brian Ortega was scheduled for this event.[15] The pair had previously met in a featherweight bout at UFC 214 in July 2017, where Ortega won via third‐round guillotine choke.[16] In turn, Ortega withdrew due to injury with Moicano later being moved to headline UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan one month afterward.[17] [18]
A middleweight bout between Duško Todorović and undefeated prospect Donte Johnson was scheduled for this event.[19] However, Todorović withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Cody Brundage.[20]
A featherweight bout between Yoo Joo-sang and Gaston Bolaños was scheduled for this event.[21] However, Yoo withdrew due to a foot injury and was replaced by Lee Jeong-yeong.[22] In turn, the pairing was cancelled during the weigh-ins due to weight management issues with Lee.[23]
During the event's broadcast, it was announced that the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout that took place in March 2020 at UFC 248 between then-champion Zhang Weili (who would go on to become a two-time champion) and former champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk would be inducted into the "fight wing" of the UFC Hall of Fame. It is the first women's bout to receive the honor and will be recognized during International Fight Week festivities in Las Vegas this summer. Zhang defended the title via unanimous decision in a fight that is widely regarded as the greatest to ever take place between two women in mixed martial arts history.[24]
Results
[edit ]| Main card (Paramount+ / CBS) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Charles Oliveira | def. | Max Holloway (c) | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Caio Borralho | def. | Reinier de Ridder | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Raul Rosas Jr. | def. | Rob Font | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Drew Dober | def. | Michael Johnson | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:53 | |
| Middleweight | Gregory Rodrigues | def. | Brunno Ferreira | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:47 | |
| Preliminary card (Paramount+ / CBS) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Cody Garbrandt | def. | Xiao Long | Decision (unanimous) (28–27, 28–27, 28–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Middleweight | Donte Johnson | def. | Cody Brundage | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Alberto Montes | def. | Ricky Turcios | Technical Submission (anaconda choke) | 2 | 0:40 | |
| Flyweight | Nyamjargal Tumendemberel | def. | Cody Durden | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Early preliminary card (Paramount+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Flyweight | Su Mudaerji | def. | Jesús Santos Aguilar | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Diyar Nurgozhay | def. | Rafael Tobias | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Rodolfo Bellato | def. | Luke Fernandez | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:42 | |
- ^ For the symbolic "BMF" title.
- ^ Xiao was deducted two points in round 3 due to multiple illegal groin strikes.
Bonus awards
[edit ]The following fighters received 100,000ドル bonuses.[26]
- Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
- Performance of the Night: Drew Dober, Gregory Rodrigues, Alberto Montes, and Rodolfo Bellato
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b Mike Bohn (2026年03月08日). "UFC 326 post-event facts: Max Holloway makes history in defeat". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026年03月09日.
- ^ a b Mike Bohn (2025年12月06日). "Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira BMF title rematch set for UFC 326". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025年12月06日.
- ^ Damon Martin (2026年02月10日). "UFC 326 to partially air on CBS in first crossover to network TV under new Paramount deal". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026年02月10日.
- ^ Damon Martin (2026年03月12日). "UFC 326 gets sizable boost from simulcast on CBS that peaked with over 3 million viewers". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026年03月12日.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2015年06月15日). "Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira headlines UFC's debut in Saskatoon on Aug. 23". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2025年12月06日.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2015年08月23日). "UFC Fight Night 74 results: Max Holloway awarded TKO following Charles Oliveira injury". mmajunkie.com.com. Retrieved 2025年12月06日.
- ^ Evelyn Rodrigues (2015年08月29日). "Do Bronx explica lesão no pescoço e diz que não vai precisar de cirurgia". sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2025年12月11日. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- ^ Curtis Calhoun (2025年12月16日). "Paulo Costa set to face rising star nicknamed 'The Hulk' in UFC 326 Octagon return". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2025年12月16日.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2025年12月26日). "Paulo Costa out of UFC 326 fight with Brunno Ferreira". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025年12月27日.
- ^ Drew Beaupre (2026年01月06日). "Hard-hitting KO artists to rematch at UFC 326 after ex-title challenger's withdrawal". si.com. Retrieved 2026年01月06日.
- ^ Shawn Bitter (2023年01月21日). "UFC 283: Short-notice replacement Brunno Ferreira stuns Gregory Rodrigues". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2023年01月21日.
- ^ Drew Beaupre (2026年01月08日). "21-year-old UFC phenom could break into rankings after agreeing to UFC 326 fight". si.com. Retrieved 2026年01月09日.
- ^ Bartłomiej Zubkiewicz. "Rob Font kontra Raul Rosas Jr. na wrześniowej gali Noche UFC". mmarocks.pl. Retrieved 2025年07月03日. (in Polish)
- ^ Marina Magomedova (2025年08月28日). "Rosas withdraws from bout with Font at Noche UFC". telecomasia.net. Retrieved 2025年08月28日.
- ^ Dan Hiergesell (2025年12月13日). "Report: Brian Ortega finally makes move to lightweight, draws Renato Moicano at UFC 326 on March 7". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025年12月16日.
- ^ Ben Fowlkes (2017年07月29日). "UFC 214 results: Brian Ortega earns record 4th straight win by 3rd-round finish vs. Renato Moicano". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026年01月30日.
- ^ Nolan King (2026年01月30日). "Brian Ortega withdraws from UFC 326". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026年01月30日.
- ^ Nolan King (2026年02月21日). "UFC books American Top Team stablemates for April main event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026年02月21日.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2025年12月26日). "Paulo Costa out of UFC 326 fight vs. Brunno Ferreira". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026年02月20日.
- ^ Drew Beaupre (2026年02月20日). "Undefeated UFC Finishing Machine Gets New Opponent in Late-Notice Change to UFC 326". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2026年02月20日.
- ^ Garrett Kerman (2026年01月09日). "Gastón Bolaños vs. JooSang Yoo added to UFC 326 in March". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2026年01月09日.
- ^ Kang Daeho (2026年02月21日). "Yoo Joo-sang cancels participation in UFC 326". mk.co.kr. Retrieved 2026年02月21日.
- ^ Nolan King (2026年03月06日). "UFC 326 loses bout day before event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026年03月06日.
- ^ Nolan King (2026年03月07日). "UFC Hall of Fame adds legendary women's strawweight title fight". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025年03月08日.
- ^ "UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025年12月06日.
- ^ Dan Hiergesell (2026年03月08日). "Bonuses! Dober, Rodrigues lead 100ドルK winners on 'BMF' card - UFC 326". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2026年03月08日.
