Why Holloway and Oliveira should ignore weight limit ahead of UFC 326 BMF title fight

However, the Irishman believes one mandatory pre-fight ritual goes against what the BMF title stands for.

John Kavanagh says BMFs shouldn’t cut weight

On Sunday, John Kavanagh shared a Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira 2 promo video on social media.

The renowned MMA coach added a caption questioning why BMF contenders are required to cut weight.

Kavanagh suggested Dana White should do away with weight cutting for the UFC 326 main event.

2 incredible warriors, will be a great fight,” he wrote on X – formerly known as Twitter.

“But it’s a lil strange, both will cut huge amount of weight to be the BMF.

“Why not leave it ‘open weight’ and UFC pick 2 guys who have similar natural weights?

“In this case, both are let’s say 180ish….will cut to 155 then back to 180ish….

“Why not skip the weight-cutting part and fight 180ish?”

What happened the first time Max Holloway fought Charles Oliveira?

Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira first fought as featherweight contenders 11 years ago.

They headlined at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, in August 2015.

Oliveira was booed out of the cage and labeled a ‘quitter’ after his first-ever UFC main event.

Early in round one against Holloway, Oliveira shot for a takedown and ran right into the Octagon wall.

‘Blessed’ easily shook off the grappling attempt and stepped away when his submission specialist opponent tried to pull guard.

Oliveira stood back up, but didn’t look like he wanted to fight anymore. The Brazilian fan favorite held his shoulder with one hand and stretched his other arm out in surrender.

Holloway hit Oliveira with two body shots as he crumbled to the floor, prompting the referee to step in after just 99 seconds.

Hopefully, we get a longer fight with a definitive ending when they rematch at UFC 326 this weekend.