Overview
- UFC Brazil’s official X account briefly posted then deleted a graphic listing Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira for the BMF title at UFC 324 on January 24 in Las Vegas.
- Oliveira stated on Instagram that the matchup is not happening in January and said negotiations point to March or April, adding that he is waiting for a contract.
- Both fighters have expressed interest in the bout, which would revisit their 2015 meeting that ended early when Oliveira was injured.
- UFC 324 on January 24 is confirmed with Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett for the interim lightweight title as the headliner in the promotion’s first major event on Paramount+.
- Holloway holds the BMF belt after a July defense against Dustin Poirier, and Oliveira rebounded in October by submitting Mateusz Gamrot as he pursues another lightweight title run.