Max Holloway is trying to make a press release at UFC 326.
Holloway will defend his BMF belt in a rematch towards Charles Oliveira in the primary occasion of UFC 326 in Las Vegas. Heading into the bout, many anticipate Holloway to take care of a stand to keep away from Oliveira’s jiu-jitsu abilities.
Nevertheless, Holloway mentioned he can be open to getting on the bottom with the Brazilian and hinted that he would really like a submission victory over Oliveira.
“That is the fact,” Holloway mentioned at UFC 326 media day. “I did not actually present my submission abilities within the Octagon anyway. That may be fairly a BMF. It will be fairly a BMF to go submit a submission artist. Charles can say what he needs. He can say something. I can say something I need to say. Come Saturday evening, we’ll discover out. That is the good factor.”
Oliveira hasn’t been submitted since Islam Makhachev in 2022, and the Brazilian has solely been submitted 4 occasions in his profession. And whereas Holloway is not referred to as a grappling specialist, he believes he has the instruments to submit Oliveira at UFC 326.
Max Holloway believes Charles Oliveira deserves BMF
Even when Holloway does not get a submission victory over Oliveira, he is aware of the combat will probably be thrilling for followers.
Max Holloway is aware of he and Charles Oliveira all the time break up matches and placed on entertaining matches, so he expects it to be a match worthy of BMF.
“I believe he’s a BMF,” Holloway mentioned. “I believe it is definitely becoming. Lots of people try to make this match a striker versus a grappler. They’re all flawed. This man mentioned it himself. He was once a jiu-jitsu fighter.
“Now, he is an MMA fighter, and numerous his submission wins have come from first strikes. He hurts his opponent’s legs after which submits. That is fairly BMF-like, so I’ve nothing however love for him.”
Holloway enters the match defending his BMF belt after defeating Dustin Poirier by choice.
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