Alexander Volkanovski is backing Max Holloway to beat Charles Oliveira at UFC 326.
Oliveira has said he’ll throw down with Holloway each time the BMF champion wants of their upcoming title fight in Las Vegas.
The aggressive style that has made ‘Do Bronx’ such a beloved fan favorite has also led to the likes of Robert Whittaker expressing some concerns about Oliveira on this fight.
It’s these same patterns within the challenger’s approach that Alexander Volkanovski believes will play into his former rival’s hands on March 7.
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Alexander Volkanovski says Max Holloway will find a way to read Charles Oliveira because he all the time fights the identical way
In a video on his YouTube channel, Alexander Volkanovski predicted that Max Holloway will finish Charles Oliveira of their UFC 326 rematch.
‘The Great’ highlighted several of his former rival’s strengths, together with his ability to benefit from people’s cardio being a key weapon.
Volkanovski also thinks that Oliveira’s tendency to approach all of his fights the identical way will make it easier for ‘Blessed’ to take risks when setting him up for strikes he doesn’t see coming.
“He’ll try this right away and he’ll execute it right away,” he said. “I believe he can try this with someone like Charles. Charles goes to just about do what he all the time does so Max Holloway will find a way to, as he’s coming forward and getting angles, perhaps jab him, pretend to maneuver out, knowing that Charles goes to wish to get right back in front of him again, make him pay.”
Volkanovski also said that that is one among the important thing differences between him and Holloway.
Where he’s more focused on weighing up the chance versus the reward, the BMF champion’s unpredictability all the time gives his opponents something to fret about.
“Max Holloway is blissful to try that s— out right away and also you’ve got to credit him for it because that’s why he’s a BMF,” he explained. “He’ll take risks, especially when he knows, ‘I’ve got this.’
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Who won the primary fight between Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira?
In his first most important event, Max Holloway was declared the winner just 99 seconds into his 2015 clash with Charles Oliveira.
Oliveira’s coach said that the stoppage remains to be a mystery, with ‘Do Bronx’ suffering an injury that led to him telling the referee he couldn’t proceed.
This was one among several fights that led to some questioning the center and resilience of the Brazilian.
He was in a position to prove people unsuitable by putting together the lightweight win streak that saw him turn out to be champion in 2021.