Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is live TONIGHT (Sat., March. 7, 2026) with UFC 326 exclusively live on Paramount+. The event goes down inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event is Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira 2 for the promotion’s special BMF belt!

Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira meet at UFC 326 for the first time since an ill-fated main event they fought back in 2015, in Saskatchewan of all places. The fight ended before it got started, with a freak injury (scary details here). But, this 155-pound bout is projected to be a lot more fun, with both having blossomed into certified killers in the time between their first booking.

Holloway comes into the fight off a win over Dustin Poirier, where he first defended the BMF belt. Oliveira heads to the T-Mobile after dominating Mateusz Gamrot in Rio de Janeiro. Both men are firmly in the Legacy Fight era of their careers and no matter what happens tonight, neither should expect to be competing for a title not called BMF anytime soon. Still, there is history on the line here and the potential to create an epic moment that will be replayed ad infinitum or for however long this rock has left.

Our co-main event doesn’t have history on the line, or much going for it in the now, either. It’s Caio Borralho vs. Reinier de Ridder in the Middleweight division, an interesting match-up at least featuring two guys coming off big losses.

The featured “Prelim” is Cody Garbrandt vs. Xiao Long. The undercard also has Donte Johnson vs. Cody Brundage and Cody Durden vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel. I think all the Codys will have tough nights tonight.

UFC 326 Start Date and Time

We’re getting used to this now, right? UFC 326 is the same as the last PLE, as far as the schedule goes. That means an earlier start and, so far, some great pacing.

UFC 326 airs entirely on Paramount+ right here. The early ‘Prelims’ start at 5:30 p.m. ET. The late ‘Prelims’ start at 7 p.m. ET. and the main card starts at 9 p.m. ET. Easy-peasy.

I’ll be doing live play-by-play, instant results, highlights and updates for all the fights right here from 5:30 p.m. ET. onward.

Come through and join the discussion thread below!

155 lbs.: Charles Oliveira def. Max Holloway by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)185 lbs.: Caio Borralho def. Reinier de Ridder by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)135 lbs.: Raul Rosas Jr. def. Rob Font by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)155 lbs.: Drew Dober def. Michael Johnson by TKO (punches), round 2 (1:53) — HIGHLIGHTS185 lbs.: Gregory Rodrigues def. Brunno Ferreira by KO (straight right), round 1 (1:47) – HIGHLIGHTS135 lbs.: Cody Garbrandt def. Xiao Long by unanimous decision (28-27, 28-27, 28-27) — HIGHLIGHTS185 lbs.: Donte Johnson def. Cody Brundage by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)145 lbs.: Alberto Montes def. Ricky Turcios by submission (D’Arce choke), round 2 (0:40) — HIGHLIGHTS125 lbs.: Nyamjargal Tunemdemberel def. Cody Durden by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)125 lbs.: Sumudaerji def. Jesus Aguilar by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)205 lbs.: Diyar Nurgozhay def. Rafael Tobias by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)145 lbs.: Jeong Yeong Lee vs. Gaston Bolanos — Fight Cancelled after Lee missed weight (full details)205 lbs.: Rodolfo Bellato def. Luke Hernandez by TKO (punches), round 1 (2:42) — HIGHLIGHTS

UFC 326 PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES

Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira

Round 1: Holloway landed some hard strikes in the opening seconds, but Oliveira responded in kind. He crashed through range and then landed a body lock takedown by the fence. He spent the rest of the round on top of Holloway. Much of that time was him threatening with a rear naked choke or a neck crank.

Round 2: Oliveira scored the early body lock takedown again in this round. And, again, he spent the lion’s share of the round on Holloway’s back, body triangle locked, looking for the choke. In addition to that he landed some very hard elbows to the temple. It’s all Do Bronx so far.

Round 3: Rinse and repeat for Oliveira. This time he was able to spend lots of time in top position and threaten with mount. Holloway’s submission defense continues to be up to the task, but he’s getting blown away on the scorecards.

Round 4: Holloway tried to make the most of the round starting on the feet, but it didn’t take long for Oliveira to duck his head and tackle Holloway into the fence. He got his favorite body lock and then used that for yet another takedown, landing in side control. Mount and then back take followed, with some hard elbows in the process. Holloway needs something special in the fifth.

Round 5: Oliveira surprised Holloway by landing hard punches to open the round. Oliveira then went for the takedown and Holloway was able to land on top this time. Oliveira closed his guard tight, nullifying any offense Holloway could throw. Oliveira then worked to his feet and quickly dragged Holloway down, this time landing on top. Oliveira dominated the round, like he did the fight. And he gave Holloway maybe 5 seconds of phone booth fighting right at the end (which him winning the exchange – as he did throughout the fight).

Official decision: Charles Oliveira def. Max Holloway by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)

Caio Borralho vs. Reinier de Ridder

Round 1: Borralho showed zero respect for de Ridder’s striking in this round. And it worked for him. With his hands by his waste, he walked forwards and cracked de Ridder with some big shots. De Ridder landed a few himself and also got some flash takedowns. Borralho gets the round for me, though.

Round 2: Borralho slowed down in this round. De Ridder was able to rack up some control time against the fence. That tried Borralho and after they separated, de Ridder was actually leading the striking exchanges.

Round 3: Borralho got the takedown in the third and was able to spend a few minutes in top position. He didn’t cause any damage, though, nor did he invest much effort in submissions. When things moved back to the feet, Borralho looked very tried. He and de Ridder traded some big punches, but Borralho’s early grappling in the round probably won him the fight.

Official decision: Caio Borralho def. Reinier de Ridder by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Rob Font vs. Raul Rosas Jr.

Round 1: There wasn’t a lot of action in this round, but Rosas Jr. was able to get the takedown and threaten, mildly, with dangerous positions (not really submissions). It’s a very close round to score, though.

Round 2: Rosas Jr. got the takedown much earlier in this round and then spent pretty much the entire round on top. He didn’t do much there, but that’s a clear round for him.

Round 3: That was the same as the second round. Total domination from Rosas Jr. with zero aggression. The crowd booed throughout that round. Just a dreadful fight to watch.

Official decision: Raul Rosas Jr. def. Rob Font by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Drew Dober vs. Michael Johnson

Round 1: This was a competitive round with both men being very willing to engage, as expected. Johnson landed the better shots, though, with his jab. A few those stunned Dober and had him back peddling. Johnson also landed a lot of leg kicks. Dober did land some nice shots to the body, though.

Round 2: Dober was aggressive to start the round, eager to get in tight with Johnson and past his jab. He landed some nice hooks from in close and eventually landed a huge leg-right combo that starched Johnson. Dober, again, shows that so long as he’s upright, he’s dangerous.

Official decision: Drew Dober def. Michael Johnson by TKO (punches), round 2 (1:53)

Gregory Rodrigues vs. Brunno Ferreira

Round 1: After a little feeling out period, Ferreira walks into a massive straight right that put him down. That was enough to give RoboCop revenge on the Hulk, for that early career TKO loss.

Official decision: Gregory Rodrigues def. Brunno Ferreira by KO (straight right), round 1 (1:47)

Cody Garbrandt vs. Xiao Long: Well that was weird. Xiao Long out struck Garbrandt in the first two rounds, mostly by leg kicks. In the second he landed a massive kick to the balls that had Garbrandt literally puking. He lost a point for that. Then lost a second point after a knee to the groin soon after. Xiao, needing a finish after that, chased Garbrandt around, while Garbrandt, at times literally ran around the cage. That was terrible.

Official decision: Cody Garbrandt def. Xiao Long by unanimous decision (28-27, 28-27, 28-27)

Donte Johnson vs. Cody Brundage: Brundage was able to exploit Johnson’s lack of grappling in the first round, but he tired himself out while doing so. Johnson was then able to punch his way to winning the second and third rounds against an extremely immobile and checked out Brundage. Johnson looked very raw, but that was enough to beat the man coming in off a TKO loss in January and with now camp.

Official decision: Donte Johnson def. Cody Brundage by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Alberto Montes vs. Ricky Turcios: Turcios chased Montes in the first round, but that led to him running into a lot of offense from Montes, including some beautiful elbows. In the second round Turcios ran into Montes again, but this time ended up in Montes’ signature anaconda choke (though the officials called it a D’Arce).

Official decision: Alberto Montes def. Ricky Turcios by submission (D’Arce choke), round 2 (0:40)

Cody Durden vs. Nyamjargal Tunemdemberel: Durden, likely sick of losing striking battles, decided to go with a wrestle forward approach in this fight. Unfortunately, for him, Tunemdemberel did a great job of stuffing takedowns, landing on top and threatening with submissions. Tunemdemberel was also able to score with some very sharp ground strikes on occasion, too. Durden got deep on a late arm triangle attempt, but Tunemdemberel was able to fight it off and secure the decision win.

Official decision: Nyamjargal Tunemdemberel def. Cody Durden by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Sumudaerji vs. Jesus Aguilar: Sumudaerji’s massive size advantage allowed him to cruise for much of this fight. He kept Aguilar on the outside with his reach and was able to crush down on takedown attempts. Aguilar made it interesting in the third, getting inside and landing some hard shots, but it was too little too late.

Official decision: Sumudaerji def. Jesus Aguilar by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Rafael Tobias vs. Diyar Nurgozhay: Nurgozhay gets the win thanks to his left hook and left front kick to the body, he didn’t earn any style points for this one. In this fight he hit Tobias with an uppercut to the groin, he grabbed the fence twice, was rocked by a counter and almost got finished with a Suluev stretch. He scraped by with the decision, though, thanks to Tobias being incredibly passive (other when he landed that big punch).

Official decision: Diyar Nurgozhay def. Rafael Tobias by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Luke Fernandez vs. Rodolfo Bellato: Fernandez looked like the super prospect he was supposed to be in the first half of round one, carving Bellato up with his jab and cross. Fernandez left himself too open, though, and was dropped by a left hook out of nowhere. Bellato then swarmed and landed rapid ground strikes (including some to the back of the head) for the stoppage.

Official decision: Rodolfo Bellato def. Luke Hernandez by TKO (punches), round 1 (2:42)

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