UFC 326 kicks off this Saturday March 7th at the T-Mobile stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, being headlined by the two deadliest men in the Lightweight Division, Max Holloway and Charles Olivera. Max Holloway, The current BMF title holder, needs to take 3 steps to secure a win over the 36-11 challenger Charles Olivera.

1. Maintain the range between him and Charles

As a grappler Charles will consistently be putting himself within range to shoot a take down. Keeping Charles outside by utilizing his jabs and teeps to create that void between them that keeps Charles out of effective Range.

2. Apply Continuous Pressure

Maintaining distance should not come at the price of reduced output. Max, the leading strike output record holder, needs to use all of the tools he has and not give Charles the opportunity to use his wrestling or his newly sharpened Muay Thai striking.

3. Make Him Quit

Unlike their first meeting, Charles Oliveira has proven himself to be a resilient and unrelenting fighter. Max needs to deny early takedowns and have Charles lose confidence in his wrestling ability. Having the match become purely striking renders it Max Holloway’s fight.

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Author: Cole Welch