Overview
- UFC announced the rematch at its seasonal press conference and confirmed it on social media, with the event streaming live on Paramount+.
- Holloway won the BMF belt with a knockout of Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 and defended it against Dustin Poirier at UFC 318.
- Oliveira returned to form by submitting Mateusz Gamrot in October at UFC Rio after a title-fight knockout loss to Ilia Topuria.
- Their first meeting in 2015 ended after 99 seconds when Oliveira was injured, resulting in a TKO win for Holloway at featherweight.
- The matchup brings a record 48 combined UFC victories into the cage and marks Holloway’s second defense of the promotional BMF title.