UFC 326 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Las Vegas, saw a return to Las Vegas after the last two events away. It was also the third UFC event of 2026 and the first official broadcast of CBS after the new agreement with Paramount.
It was another event, following UFC324, where no title was on the line. However, the BMF was being defended in a rematch of Holloway vs Oliveira following their first fight over a decade ago in 2015.
There were 12 fights on the card. Eight went the distance, with four ending in stoppages, including one technical submission.
TOP PERFORMER: DREW DOBER
It was a fight between two respected veterans of the UFC in their late 30s. Both were on the slide, but both still offered something with quick hands and knockout power.
In the first round, those quick hands were on display from both fighters, and you could say Johnson edged it slightly, being slightly quicker.
However, this was negated in the second round as Dober exploded with a devastating left hook, which he set up with the right jab, that sent Johnson crumbling to the canvas. Dober followed it with a right on the ground to stop the fight brutally.
TOP PERFORMER 2: GREGORY RODRIGUEZ
It took “Robocop” less than two minutes to render his opponent unconscious for a third win in a row and six wins in his last seven fights.
The nerves must have been there after fighting the man who brutally stopped him in the first round at UFC283 in Rio, Brazil, in 2023. But he had been campaigning ever since for a rematch and finally got his wish.
You could see why, as he took no time to exert his revenge with a lovely overhand right that connected flush on Brunno Ferreira’s chin. There was no need to follow-up in a very satisfying rematch victory, which may even create a rubber match.
TOP PERFORMER 3: ALBERTO MONTES
Venezuelan featherweight Montes was the only fighter on the card to win via a submission.
He produced a thrilling win on his UFC debut. After just forty seconds of the second round, he demonstrated superb grappling ability, locking Season29 TUF winner Ricky Turcios in a tight anaconda choke to put him to sleep.
Although Turcios was coming off two defeats, he was the more experienced and started the fight on the front foot. However, Montes showed his composure and early in the second round, worked his way to the ground to end the fight for an impressive debut.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Rodolfo Bellato restored some respectability with this first-round stoppage of Luke Fernandez, especially after his debacle in June 2025 against Paul Craig. Bellato was caught with an up kick and seemed to feign injury for a no contest.
However, this time, after Fernandez started better, he dropped him with a short, inside right hook, then followed with several hammer fists and hooks on the ground to stop the fight.
Raul Rosas Jr, defeated the experienced Rob Font, which will see him get a rank against his name. Although he would admit it was not a fight to write home about.
At just 21, he already has seven UFC fights under his belt. He is an accomplished grappler and has just beaten a 10-year UFC veteran who has fought everyone in the division but Rosas Jr made the win look easy.
