Overview
- The Brazilian won the BMF title at UFC 326 by unanimous decision over Max Holloway after a ground‑heavy game plan that split fan opinion.
- Responding to online critics, Oliveira said he followed a smart strategy, pointing to his past knockout loss to Ilia Topuria as a lesson to lean on his jiu‑jitsu.
- He told Heavy via CasinoHawks that UFC/TKO will pick his next opponent and that regaining the lightweight championship is his top goal.
- He left the door open to 170 pounds, saying he will reassess after the June lightweight unification between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje.
- He added that he would chase a knockout or submission if the UFC required it for BMF defenses and named Georges St‑Pierre and BJ Penn as his dream BMF foes.