"Charles deserves all congratulations, I'm very happy. Fighting a legend like Holloway, dominating all five rounds and coming away with only two small scratches on his face is an impressive feat. First of all, credit to Ali, his Iranian wrestling coach. An excellent fighter and coach, and to Diego Lima, who is the head coach."
"What I did to help was analyze Holloway's fights. Analyzing his fights, I realized he defended leg takedowns very well. So the game matched perfectly because Charles takes down well attacking the body (judo and Greco-Roman takedowns), so we trained that a lot."
"Demian, you told me: 'Calm down, no rush'. Sorry for not getting the submission, but I think I did 100% of what we trained: control, stick to him and not give him any opportunity to work."
Charles Oliveira defeated Max Holloway in the UFC 326 main event, winning all five rounds to capture the BMF belt. After his victory, Oliveira thanked his coach Demian Maia during a broadcast interview, crediting him for the tactical approach emphasizing control and dominance. Maia analyzed Holloway's defensive tendencies, particularly his strong leg takedown defense, and developed a strategy leveraging Oliveira's body attack takedowns using judo and Greco-Roman techniques. Maia, a two-time UFC title challenger, emphasized the importance of footwork tactics in executing the game plan. Oliveira's performance resulted in minimal damage, with only two small scratches on his face despite five rounds of competition.
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