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  • Max Holloway Designs UFC Gloves for Good Charity Program

    Max Holloway Designs UFC Gloves for Good Charity Program

    Max Holloway, current BMF titleholder, is designing custom UFC gloves for the launch of the UFC’s ’Gloves for Good’ program on March 7, 2026, at UFC 326. The event will be held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The program aims to raise funds for underprivileged youth in Hawaii.

    Holloway will defend his BMF title against Charles Oliveira at UFC 326. The former featherweight champion’s custom gloves, designed with artist Ant Kai, will be the program’s debut piece. Fans can donate between $10 and $500 through AllTroo for a chance to win the gloves and an all-expenses-paid trip to Holloway’s next fight.

    “It’s an honor to be the first UFC athlete to design a pair of custom gloves as part of the Gloves for Good program,” Holloway said in a press release obtained by MMA News. “The funds raised from this campaign will help underprivileged youth in Hawaii via my new foundation.”

    According to the UFC announcement, 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit underprivileged youth in Hawaii through the Holloway Foundation and the UFC Foundation.

    The UFC is tying fight-week spotlight to community impact by turning fight gear into a fundraising vehicle.

  • Holloway Praises “Killer” Oliveira, Diaz Eyes UFC 326 Winner

    Holloway Praises “Killer” Oliveira, Diaz Eyes UFC 326 Winner

    Max Holloway is acknowledging Charles Oliveira’s evolution as a fighter ahead of their BMF title fight at UFC 326. Nate Diaz has also expressed interest in fighting the winner of the bout, which takes place March 7 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

    Holloway and Oliveira, both UFC lightweights, are set to headline UFC 326 for the BMF title. Their first fight in 2015 ended with an Oliveira shoulder injury at 1:39 of the first round. Oliveira has since claimed he was “just a boy” during that initial encounter.

    In episode 4 of his BMF Champ Champ series on YouTube, Holloway addressed Oliveira’s claim, noting they were both early in their careers at ages 23 and 25. Max Holloway said:

    “Oliveira is just a killer, you know? His striking came a long way and if you see most of his finishes, a lot of the times it’s not hail-Mary submissions that he’s finishing people with.

    He’s a real mixed martial artist, I saw an interview where he said the first time we fought he was jiu-jitsu Oliveira, now he’s MMA Oliveira and I respect that, I agree with that, come March 7, though, we get to find out everything. Oliveira is Oliveira.”

    Nate Diaz has declared his interest in returning to the promotion to take on the UFC 326 main event winner, predicting that Holloway will win. If Holloway (fighting out of Gracie Technics) is successful at UFC 326, he could become the first fighter to successfully defend the BMF title.