Max Holloway suggests summer BMF showdown vs. Charles Oliveira

Max Holloway needs to place his BMF standing on the road towards Charles Oliveira this summer time.

The previous UFC champions met for the primary time 10 years in the past. Sadly, their featherweight bout at UFC Struggle Evening 74 in August 2015 was lower brief as a result of an Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC) damage.

Within the years since, Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) and Oliveira went on to seize UFC divisional titles, however now the 2 fan-favorite fighters wish to meet once more to find out the Baddest Motherf*cker on the planet.

At UFC 311, “Do Bronx” expressed his want to run it again with present light-weight champ Islam Makhachev. Oliveira later advised UFC Brasil that he could be prepared to face “Blessed” for the BMF title if Makhachev rests till October. Holloway replied to the quote shared by Championship Rounds and supplied a brief however easy reply, suggesting a date for the showdown.

“Worldwide Struggle Week?” Holloway wrote on X (previously Twitter).

The UFC usually hosts Worldwide Struggle Week in June at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas, however the promotion has not but formally introduced a date for this 12 months’s pay-per-view occasion.

Holloway gained the BMF belt by knocking out Justin Gaethje at UFC 300, a spotlight second that gained MMA Junkie’s 2024 Knockout of the 12 months. In his subsequent look, Holloway challenged Ilia Topuria for the featherweight title at UFC 308, however did not recapture gold. He has since stated his future shall be within the light-weight division.

If this proposed matchup finally ends up being the subsequent battle for each, Oliveira would come on following a Struggle of the Evening unanimous resolution win over Michael Chandler at UFC 309 in November.