Arman Tsarukyan is willing to fight the winner of the UFC 326 main event.
Max Holloway (27-8 MMA, 23-8 UFC) defends his BMF title against Charles Oliveira (36-11 MMA, 24-11 UFC) on March 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (Paramount+).
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With UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria expected to unify his belt with interim champ Justin Gaethje next, Tsarukyan (23-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) has his sights set on the BMF title. He gave his prediction for the fight.
“Oliveira sometimes fights so bad, but sometimes he is unreal,” Tsarukyan said on his Telegram (h/t MMA DropZone). “You never know with him, but I still lean towards Oliveira winning.”
Tsarukyan edged out Oliveira by split decision at UFC 300. He wants to run things back with the former lightweight champion for the opportunity to put on a more definitive performance.
“I hope Oliveira wins,” Tsarukyan said. “We have a history. We can rematch. People say I won via split decision. I think I won convincingly. I won all rounds. I need to finish him and show people that my victory wasn’t an accident. Even two years ago, I was a level above him.”
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 326: Arman Tsarukyan predicts Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira
