VIDEO | Charles Oliveira prepares for Max Holloway’s signature move in the fifth round ahead of the BMF title fight

We’re just under two weeks away from the UFC’s long-awaited return to kick off 2026 after weeks of inactivity. It was recently announced that one of the first Paramount+ cards of the year, UFC 326, will feature a BMF title fight between former UFC title holders Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira in a highly anticipated rematch.

Oliveira looks to capture another potential lightweight title by winning the BMF title against Holloway. This is Oliveira’s second appearance since a brutal knockout loss to Ilia Topuria at UFC 317.

In Holloway’s BMF title-winning performance against Justin Gaethje at UFC 300, he capped a dominant performance with a last-minute battle with Gaethje that resulted in one of the most shocking knockouts in UFC history. Holloway pointed to the canvas to throw Gaethje down in the final seconds and landed a knockout blow just before the final buzzer.

WATCH: Charles Oliveira prepares for last-minute chaos ahead of Max Holloway rematch

Holloway attempted a similar result against Dustin Poirier at UFC 318 last year, but was unable to knock out Poirier in the final seconds. Ahead of UFC 326, Oliveira doesn’t want to go into the fight unprepared in any way, including a potential chaotic last-second sequence in the cage with Holloway.

Watch Oliveira prepare for Holloway’s point down below.

Charles Oliveira smashed the Max Holloway point into the ground 👇👀

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— UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) January 13, 2026

Oliveira also wants revenge on Holloway after a controversial defeat earlier in their career. In August 2015, during a UFC Fight Night main event in Saskatchewan, Oliveira suffered an esophageal injury just seconds after his fight with Holloway, resulting in a TKO loss.

Just a few fights later, Holloway won the UFC featherweight title by defeating Jose Aldo in back-to-back fights. Oliveira would eventually make the move to lightweight and win the lightweight title against Michael Chandler at UFC 262.