In the main event of UFC 326 tonight, Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira will meet in a tantalising rematch 11 years in the making.
When Oliveira and Holloway first clashed in 2015, the latter was early in his UFC career, while Oliveira had already been in the promotion for five years – yet the best was ahead for both. Holloway went on to reign as featherweight champion from 2017 until 2019, before Oliveira won the lightweight title in 2021.
And while neither currently holds a world title, they remain fan favourites due to their all-action styles – a style that saw “Blessed” claim the “Baddest Motherf*****” belt in 2024. Holloway, 34, defends that title against Oliveira, 36, here, with fans hoping for a more-definitive outcome than in their first bout. That night, Oliveira suffered a neck or throat injury; his team still aren’t sure, even to this day.
Holloway and Oliveira are ultimately both pursuing a rematch with lightweight champion Ilia Topuria, who knocked out the Hawaiian in 2024 and the Brazilian in 2025.
Follow live updates and results from the UFC 326 main card and prelims, below.
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UFC 326 live
- Max Holloway clashes with Charles Oliveira over the ‘BMF’ title in UFC 326's main event
- Holloway and Oliveira first shared the cage in an injury-marred bout 11 years ago
- Holloway and Oliveira are ultimately both pursuing a rematch with lightweight champion Ilia Topuria
- Middleweight contenders Reinier de Ridder and Caio Borralho meet in the co-main event
- Strong rumours that the White House card will be announced during the broadcast
- Early prelims 10pm GMT; regular prelims 12am GMT; main card 2am GMT
- TNT Sports shows the fights in the UK, Paramount+ in the US – with some CBS coverage
- PREVIEW: The $15m distraction hanging over UFC 326’s blockbuster main event
The rebuild of Tom Aspinall and the integral role Eddie Hearn will play
23:40 , Will CastleIn the thick of a brewing “Cold War” in boxing, this wasn’t played off as if circumstances weren’t a factor.
Eddie Hearn and Tom Aspinall only met for first time face-to-face on Wednesday. On Friday, the UFC heavyweight champion was unveiled as the inaugural signing of the Matchroom Talent Agency at Battersea Power Station, emanating the sort of voltage spike into the combat world that hadn’t been seen from the once-active Control Room A for about half a century.
Conor Benn’s defection to Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing, of course, had a hand in all this coming together, not least for the timing of the announcement. “An opportunity for a lot of noise,” said Hearn, who has been trading insults with the UFC chief in the two weeks since Benn’s shock Matchroom split. “If nothing had happened with Dana White and we made the announcement, it still would’ve been big. But it’s f***ing huge.”
The rebuild of Tom Aspinall and the integral role Eddie Hearn will play
The Max Holloway highlight reel
23:30 , Will CastleNothing better than watching @BlessedMMA finish a fight! 🙏
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Charles Oliveira envisages one more title run after BMF bout
23:15 , Will CastleCharles Oliveira can see himself going back for the lightweight title one more time, presuming he can secure BMF gold at UFC 326.
"The first fight between us, let's kill that one. He won that fight – that's it," Oliveira said, looking to put their injury-marred 2015 bout behind them.
"Two great fighters, two legends, two guys that put on a show. We're going to put on a great show on Saturday.
"Get the BMF, then get the title at lightweight, maybe go back to 145 – I don't know. We need some time to think this through, and everything else. One step at a time. Maybe there's a possibility of it."
Max Holloway not a fan of the 'Paramount face-off'
23:00 , Will CastleMax Holloway has taken issue with a new pre-fight duty for main-event competitors: the somewhat over-produced face-off used for Paramount’s promo.
“We’ve got to do that face-off, that Paramount face-off with each other now, which is absolutely ridiculous,” Holloway said.
“I don’t know why I wanna be facing off with this guy three or four times before the actual fight.”
The rematch will be legendary 👀@BlessedMMA vs @CharlesDoBronxs 2
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UFC rankings: The Independent’s pound-for-pound fighters list
22:45 , Will CastleThe UFC is home to some of the best mixed martial artists on the planet, so it’s no surprise that fans often debate how the elite fighters compare to one another – would fare against each other.
Alongside its rankings for each weight class, the UFC has its pound-for-pound list, and below, The Independent has constructed its own pound-for-pound top 10 for men’s UFC fighters.
Going into UFC 326, here’s how our rankings shape up:
The Independent’s pound-for-pound UFC rankings
White House fight falls through
22:35 , Will CastleOn the topic of the White House card...
Last night’s weigh-ins brought the revelation that a fight for the event - and by the looks if things, a big fight - has fallen through.
MMA journalist Mike Bohn caught the moment the UFC’s top brass were informed by Hunter Campbell that things had crumbled. Dejected is one way to put it.
“We’ve been working on this non-stop,” Dana White said on Ninadrama’s stream. “One of the fights literally just fell out when I walked in here. I think Hunter killed himself.”
I think I caught the moment this happened at #UFC326 ceremonial weigh-ins 🫠 https://t.co/AXs7pHy8hk pic.twitter.com/ZU9ghM2aG9
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) March 7, 2026
Who will fight at UFC White House event? Ten stars who could carry the card
22:30 , Will CastleThis summer, the UFC plans to hold an unprecedented show at the White House, which could feature numerous huge fights on the South Lawn – as part of a series of events to commemorate the United States’ 250th anniversary.
Scheduled for 14 June, the day that Donald Trump will turn 80, the card is set to feature a host of high-profile fighters, with the US president claiming “almost every fight [on the card]” will be a championship contest.
And strong rumours suggest the long-awaited fightcard announcement could be TONIGHT, with Dana White revealing matchmaking has finished.
With that, here are 10 fighters The Independent thinks could feature on the card:
Who will fight at UFC White House event? Ten stars who could carry the card
Dana White insists Tom Aspinall still ‘my heavyweight champion’ after shock Matchroom move
22:15 , Will CastleDana White has insisted that Tom Aspinall is still “my heavyweight champion” amid his shock move to rival promoter Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom.
“He is my heavyweight champion,” he said on Piers Morgan Uncensored. “The company has talked to him. I haven't talked to him. Tom and I obviously need to talk.
“Tom came out recently, his dad too, they felt like I had s*** on them in the way that I spoke about his eye injury, which was absolutely, positively not the case.
"Tom Aspinall is a guy that I respect. He's great to work with. Never once did I question his injury or speak negatively about him. I said: 'I think he is OK, I think he is going to be good.' And they came out and said: 'No, that's not the case.'
“He said: 'I haven't talked to Dana, I don't know why he would say that.' But obviously my medical team is talking to him. That was what I thought.
“They thought I had knocked him in some way which I absolutely, positively have not, and would not. I like him very much and respect him. I've never had a problem with Tom Aspinall.”
White insists Aspinall still ‘my heavyweight champion’ after shock Matchroom move
Late fight cancellation
22:05 , Will CastleA late fight cancellation to bring you from last
Gaston Bolanos’s featherweight fight with Jeong Yeong Lee has been scrapped after Lee no-showed the weigh-ins due to weight management issues.
It’s why the early prelims have now been moved up to a 10:30pm GMT start rather than 10pm GMT.
UFC 326 full card
22:00 , Will CastleMain card
Max Holloway (C) vs Charles Oliveira 2 (“Baddest Motherf****r” title)
Caio Borralho vs Reinier de Ridder (middleweight)
Rob Font vs Raul Rosas Jr (bantamweight)
Drew Dober vs Michael Johnson (lightweight)
Gregory Rodrigues vs Brunno Ferreira (middleweight)
Prelims
Cody Garbrandt vs Xiao Long (bantamweight)
Donte Johnson vs Dusko Todorovic (middleweight)
Ricky Turcios vs Alberto Montes (featherweight)
Cody Durden vs Nyamjargal Tumendemberel (flyweight)
Early prelims
Sumudaerji vs Jesus Aguilar (flyweight)
Luke Fernandez vs Rodolfo Bellato (light-heavyweight)
How can I watch UFC 326?
21:45 , Will CastleIn the UK, the main card will air live on TNT Sports and is also accessible via Discovery+, EE TV, Virgin Media, Amazon Prime Video, and Sky Sports; beforehand, the early and regular prelims will stream live on UFC Fight Pass.
In the US, Paramount+ will stream the early prelims, regular prelims and main card – and CBS will show the final hour of the regular prelims and first hour of the main card.
When is UFC 326?
21:30 , Will CastleUFC 326 will take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday 7 March.
The early prelims will begin at 10:30pm GMT (2:30pm PT / 4:30pm CT / 5:30pm ET), with the regular prelims following at 12am GMT on Sunday (4pm PT / 6pm CT / 7pm ET on Saturday).
The main card then starts at 2am GMT on Sunday (6pm PT / 8pm CT / 9pm ET on Saturday).
Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira meet again over BMF title
21:15 , Will CastleTonight’s headliner pits BMF champion Max Holloway against Charles Oliveira in a clash of two of the UFC’s truly beloved fire-fighters.
When Oliveira and Holloway first met in 2015, the latter was early in his UFC career, while Oliveira had already been in the promotion for five years – yet the best was ahead for both. Holloway went on to reign as featherweight champion from 2017 until 2019, before Oliveira won the lightweight title in 2021.
And while neither currently holds a world title, they remain fan favourites due to their all-action styles – a style that saw “Blessed” claim the “Baddest Motherf*****” belt in 2024. Holloway, 34, defends that title against Oliveira, 36, here, with fans hoping for a more-definitive outcome than in their first bout. That night, Oliveira suffered a neck or throat injury; his team still aren’t sure, even to this day.
Holloway and Oliveira are ultimately both pursuing a rematch with lightweight champion Ilia Topuria, who knocked out the Hawaiian in 2024 and the Brazilian in 2025.
UFC 326 live!
21:00 , Will CastleGood evening and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of UFC 326!
In the main event tonight, Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira will meet in a tantalising rematch 11 years in the making., with the “Baddest Motherf*****” title on the line.
Elsewhere on the card, middleweight contenders Reinier de Ridder and Caio Borralho clash hoping to bounce back from gutting losses, while 21-year-old Raul Rojas Jr and former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt is also in action.
Stay tuned for all the build-up and action from Las Vegas!