Charles Oliveira needs a crack at Max Holloway’s BMF title.
Following his return to the win column against Mateusz Gamrot at UFC Rio final month, the previous light-weight world champion referred to as out Holloway, suggesting the 2 fan favorites collide with the promotion’s bragging-rights belt on the road.
“Hey Hunter [Campbell], Charles Oliveira versus Max Holloway, BMF. Let’s make that occur,” Oliveira mentioned throughout his post-fight interview.
Do Bronx reiterated his need to struggle Holloway for the BMF belt whereas attending APFC 20 in Milwaukee, suggesting {that a} win over ‘Blessed’ would earn him one other shot on the 155-pound crown.
“I feel I’ll have the chance to struggle for the BMF title now, and if I get previous Max, I feel I’ll be the subsequent title challenger once more,” Oliveira mentioned..
Max Holloway all in on Charles Oliveira rematch
Getting wind of Oliveira’s problem, Holloway was 100% on board with the proposed BMF conflict.
“That’s the struggle I need. That’s a struggle lots of people need to see,” Holloway instructed Uncrowned. “We’ve got historical past. There’s not too many individuals proper now that individuals are contemplating BMFs. However on that very brief checklist, Charles Oliveira is one in every of them.
“So that you inform me that I get to go on the market and defend the BMF title once more in opposition to a person who’s very revered, who I’ve historical past with? And [whenever] they discuss our [first] struggle or he talks about it, [he blames] an damage or no matter, so let’s go determine it out.
In fact, it wouldn’t be the primary time Holloway and Oliveira squared off on MMA’s greatest stage. ‘Blessed’ scored a first-round TKO over ‘Do Bronx’ again in August 2015 after the Brazilian suffered an damage 99 seconds into the scrap.
Greater than a decade later, is it lastly time for the previous featherweight and light-weight kings to run it again?
