UFC 326: Max Holloway vs Charles Oliveira Preview Start time, Full Card

At UFC 326, Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira will square off in what is expected to be a true MMA firefight. 11 years after their first showdown.

In the main event of UFC 326, Holloway will defend the BMF “Baddest Motherfucker” belt against Oliveira, in a battle of former world champions. Holloway is a former featherweight title holder. While Oliveira is an ex-lightweight champion.

The fight is at lightweight, where the pair will meet in Las Vegas, more than a decade after Holloway beat Oliveira under strange circumstances. In their 2015 featherweight bout, Oliveira suffered a strange neck injury.

Holloway, 34, and Oliveira, 36, are much different fighters now, in any case. Each has forged a Hall of Fame-worthy career. The BMF fight could enhance their legacies in this long-awaited rematch.

UFC 326 Preview

UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 is a highly anticipated mixed martial arts event on the 2026 Ultimate Fighting Championship calendar so far. Set to take place on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card will stream live on Paramount+, with a historic simulcast on CBS that brings UFC action back to major broadcast television. It will be simulcasting select preliminary bouts and part of the main card in primetime, the first time a UFC numbered event has appeared on the network under the new media rights deal with Paramount.

UFC 326 main card begins around 9 p.m. ET, with earlier prelims starting at 7 p.m. and early prelims at 5 p.m. Fights are subject to change once the final fight order is confirmed.

In addition, the headline bout, the card features a range of ranked contenders. Fan favorite fighters across multiple weight classes, illustrating the depth of talent and competitive matchups that the promotion is known for. The state UFC is in right now is arguably the best it has ever been, which is confirmed by the more frequent top tier events, new sponsorship deals, and legends having multiple fights per year.