"The narrative is for this fight - If we can keep it on the feet, it's me, and if we go to the ground, it's like 200% [Oliveira]. Which is crazy. I feel like we both fought at the highest levels... Never say never. My coaches just keep seeing interviews of me talking about jiu-jitsu and subbing him, and they laugh."
"At the end of the day, people call me crazy, a BMF thing to do would be to submit a submission artist. Holloway believes both he and Oliveira can hold their own anywhere the fight goes, challenging the perception that he lacks credibility in grappling exchanges against the feared submission specialist."
Max Holloway defends his BMF title against Charles Oliveira in a UFC 326 rematch on March 7 in Las Vegas. Despite being known as a volume puncher, Holloway argues that fans and even his coaches underestimate his grappling abilities against the feared submission artist Oliveira. Holloway rejects the prevailing narrative that the fight heavily favors him on the feet and Oliveira on the ground, asserting both have competed at elite levels across all positions. He views submitting a submission specialist as a fitting BMF accomplishment. Their first fight in 2015 ended with Holloway's first-round stoppage when Oliveira suffered a neck injury. Both have since held titles and remain competitive at the highest levels.
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