{"id":519152,"date":"2026-03-06T23:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/519152\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T23:25:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:25:07","slug":"mmamania-coms-ufc-326-best-bet-for-oliveira-vs-holloway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/519152\/","title":{"rendered":"MMAmania.com\u2019s UFC 326 best bet for Oliveira vs. Holloway"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC 326<\/a> is less than 24 hours away \u2026<\/p>\n

It all goes down this weekend (Sat., March 7, 2026) inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event, former Featherweight champion, Max Holloway, collides with former Lightweight kingpin,<\/a> Charles Oliveira, for the \u201cBMF<\/a>\u201d in a 155-pound showdown that should be incredible.<\/p>\n

We have a weekly series at MMAmania.com<\/a> called \u201cWeekend Lock<\/a>,\u201d where we share one bet that we predict will slap in \u201cSin City\u201d when the chaotic dust settles. We also want to hear what our readers think (that\u2019s you!), so please tell us your most confident UFC 326 betting lock in the comments section below (see full UFC 326 odds here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Last event\u2019s recap<\/a>: I just cannot win this year, it appears, as I took Brandon Moreno to defeat Lone\u2019er Kavanagh \u2026 and he sure didn\u2019t. In fact, he got dominated (and hospitalized<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Well, let\u2019s keep rolling below:<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not getting cute this week, taking Holloway\u2019s moneyline at -220 (and, at least, Alexander Volkanovski agrees with me<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Holloway has looked outstanding in his move up to Lightweight. His striking is technical, precise and relentless<\/a> as always. In addition, he\u2019s comfortable setting the pace across five rounds. Oliveira, on the other hand, is wild and aggressive \u2014 dangerous when he lands a submission<\/a>, but predictable in his patterns. Holloway\u2019s durability and fight IQ are major advantages; in fact, he\u2019s only been submitted once \u2026 and that was in his Octagon debut. The math is simple to me: Oliveira\u2019s only realistic path to victory is a submission, and Holloway is more than equipped to neutralize it while out-boxing him over distance.<\/p>\n

Holloway\u2019s volume striking and cardio make him one of the toughest fighters to keep off the scorecards. Oliveira does have power and creativity, but he leaves openings when he overcommits. Holloway thrives against aggressive opponents who rely on chaos \u2014 he excels in controlling range, mixing feints and forcing mistakes.<\/p>\n

Simply put, Holloway is the safer, more technical fighter in this matchup.<\/p>\n

Oliveira is a world-class submission artist, and if Holloway makes a critical error or underestimates the danger on the ground, the fight could end in a tap. What\u2019s more, Holloway could have an off night or struggle with Oliveira\u2019s unpredictability. While I don\u2019t expect it, the volatility of a fast, aggressive fighter like Oliveira always carries risk.<\/p>\n

Still, given their styles, Holloway\u2019s current form at Lightweight and his sneaky power, taking Holloway\u2019s moneyline at -220 looks like one of UFC 326\u2019s most reliable plays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UFC 326 is less than 24 hours away \u2026 It all goes down this weekend (Sat., March 7,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":519153,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,33601,638,82,152204,139445,702,17056,17055,8729],"class_list":["post-519152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fighting","tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc-326","tag-ufc-on-paramount","tag-ufc-news","tag-ufc-odds","tag-ufc-predictions","tag-ufc-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/519153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=519152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=519152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}