Two big middleweight clashes will reportedly happen at UFC 326.
We already know that Max Holloway will face Charles Oliveira in a defense of his BMF title on March 7 in Las Vegas.
With the schedule quickly filling up for the primary quarter of 2026, another significant bouts are being targeted for this particular event.
Khamzat Chimaev doesn’t plan on staying within the middleweight division for for much longer after winning the title back in August.
That doesn’t mean that several contenders who’d all like a shot on the undefeated champion aren’t going to push for this chance in the event that they’re in a position to produce an enormous win in the approaching months.
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What number of fights must have Khamzat Chimaev have before moving up a weight class and who should he face?
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Caio Borralho vs Reinier de Ridder and Paulo Costa vs Brunno Ferreira reported for UFC 326
Khamzat Chimaev has already named Nassourdine Imavov as his next opponent and it seems unlikely that anyone will take that spot from the French contender.
Sean Strickland and Anthony Hernandez, who’re booked to headline a Fight Night in Houston, Texas on February 21, will probably attempt to challenge that.
Several other names who can even be in and across the title picture in the event that they win their next bouts have reportedly been added to UFC 326.
Leo Guimaraes reported on December 14 that two middleweight fights are within the works for March 7, the primary of which is able to see Reinier de Ridder face Caio Borralho.
Each de Ridder and Borralho might have been the following title challenger in the event that they’d won their last fights as an alternative of suffering their first UFC losses.
After beating Marvin Vettori at UFC 323, Brunno Ferreira will seemingly be heading back to Las Vegas to have his wish granted.
The Brazilian wanted a ranked opponent at 185 kilos, with reports stating that he’ll tackle former title challenger Paulo Costa next March.
Costa recently got back on course at UFC 318 by beating Roman Kopylov to interrupt a two-fight skid.
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One other Brazilian star has also been reported for UFC 326
Leo Guimaraes’ reports concerning the middleweight matchups which might be coming to UFC 326 aren’t the primary fights that he’s shared information on regarding this card.
On December 12, he wrote on X that Renato Moicano is about to welcome Brian Ortega to the lightweight division on the identical night.
To date, each of the 4 fights which have been either made official or reported for March 7 on the T-Mobile Arena all feature one among the highest Brazilian names on the promotion’s roster.
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