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There’s a bit of beef brewing amongst top-ranked Brazilian Lightweights. Less than two weeks ago at UFC 326, Charles Oliveira dominantly captured the BMF belt from former rival Max Holloway, utilizing his takedowns and jiu-jitsu prowess to overpower the former Featherweight king. There were a few moans that Oliveira didn’t live up to the BMF […]
Brazil's Mauricio Ruffy celebrates his win over Azerbaijan's Rafael Fiziev after the men's lightweight fight at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 325 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on February 1, 2026. (Photo by STEVEN MARKHAM / AFP via Getty Images) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- | AFP via Getty Images There’s a bit of beef brewing amongst top-ranked Brazilian Lightweights. Less than two weeks ago at UFC 326 , Charles Oliveira dominantly captured the BMF belt from former rival Max Holloway, utilizing his takedowns and jiu-jitsu prowess to overpower the former Featherweight king.
There were a few moans that Oliveira didn’t live up to the BMF ethic of mindlessly throwing down, but ultimately, “Do Bronxs” is in the win column and back in title contention. Lightweight contender Mauricio Ruffy had a bit of critique for Oliveira. Though he didn’t knock the performance itself necessarily, Ruffy did argue that Oliveira’s control-based win could cost him future opportunities.
Notably, Oliveira has wanted to fight Conor McGregor for a long time , and it would be bad business to see the Irish superstar controlled on the canvas. “Charles did what nobody expected, which was to stick to him from start to finish,” Ruffy told Laerte Viana . “If you go in just to grab someone in the UFC business, you end up losing opportunities.
Charles had an incredible fight, but surely the UFC won’t want to see him grabbing and holding [Conor McGregor], and Conor won’t put himself in that position either. ” Ruffy also believes that Holloway “almost knocked out” Oliveira with a punch in the final exchange (which definitely hit the shoulder if you watch the slow-motion replay). In addition, he explained that he wanted to track down Lightweight champion Ilia Topuria and avenge Oliveira’s loss to him for the sake of Brazil and Oliveira fans.