Charles Oliveira issued the challenge after his latest UFC victory, and Max Holloway accepted.
A rematch 10 years in the making could be on the horizon, following Holloway’s expressed interest in an interview with Uncrowned, published on Thursday.
Holloway, 33, is a former UFC featherweight champion and current unofficial holder of the UFC’s “BMF” designation (a symbolic title representing the promotion’s “baddest” fighter).
Oliveira, 36, is a former UFC lightweight champ, the class at which both he and Holloway currently compete.
Holloway beat Oliveira by TKO in a featherweight bout on Aug. 23, 2015.
Holloway told Uncrowned of opposing Oliveira, “That’s the fight I want. That’s a fight a lot of people want to see. We have history. There’s not too many people right now that people are considering BMFs. But on that very short list, Charles Oliveira is one of them.
“So you tell me that I get to go out there and defend the BMF title again against a man who’s very respected, who I have history with? And (whenever) they talk about our (first) fight or he talks about it, (he blames) an injury or whatever, so let’s go figure it out.”
After Oliveira (36-11, 1 no contest) stopped Mateusz Gamrot in the second round earlier this month, he said to UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell during his interview, “Hey Hunter, Charles Oliveira vs. Max Holloway. BMF.”
He added in Portuguese, “Let’s make it happen.”
Holloway (27-8) retained the BMF title with a unanimous-decision win over Dustin Poirier in July at UFC 318.
–Field Level Media
