UFC 326 update: Lightweight veterans added to March 7 card in Las VegasTristen CritchfieldFeb 18, 2026Drew Dober. | Getty/UFCTheUFC 326card has received a boost in the form of two long-tenured lightweights.Drew DoberandMichael Johnsonwill meet in a 155-pound contest on March 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Dober confirmed the booking on social media following an initial report fromMMAjunkie.com. UFC 326 is headlined by a BMF title tilt betweenMax HollowayandCharles Oliveira. The event airs in its entirety on Paramount+.Experience CountsDober snapped a three-bout skid in his last outing when he scored a third-round TKO ofKyle Prepolecat UFC Vancouver this past October. The 37-year-old Nebraska native is tied for eighth on the promotion’s all-time knockout list with eight. He owns notable wins over the likes ofJamie Varner,Joshua Burkman,Nasrat Haqparast,Alexander Hernandez,Terrance McKinneyandBobby Green. Dober is 14-11 in the Octagon since making his debut in 2013.Johnson, meanwhile, is in the midst of a three-fight winning streak after earning successive triumphs overDarrius Flowers,Ottman AzaitarandDaniel Zellhuber. “The Menace” was scheduled to face Hernandez at UFC 324, but the fight was canceled on the day of the event due to irregular betting patterns. “The Ultimate Fighter 12” finalist is 16-15 over the course of a promotional tenure that began in December 2010.
UFC 326 update: Lightweight veterans added to March 7 card in Las VegasTristen CritchfieldFeb 18, 2026
UFC 326 update: Lightweight veterans added to March 7 card in Las Vegas
Drew Dober. | Getty/UFCTheUFC 326card has received a boost in the form of two long-tenured lightweights.Drew DoberandMichael Johnsonwill meet in a 155-pound contest on March 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Dober confirmed the booking on social media following an initial report fromMMAjunkie.com. UFC 326 is headlined by a BMF title tilt betweenMax HollowayandCharles Oliveira. The event airs in its entirety on Paramount+.Experience CountsDober snapped a three-bout skid in his last outing when he scored a third-round TKO ofKyle Prepolecat UFC Vancouver this past October. The 37-year-old Nebraska native is tied for eighth on the promotion’s all-time knockout list with eight. He owns notable wins over the likes ofJamie Varner,Joshua Burkman,Nasrat Haqparast,Alexander Hernandez,Terrance McKinneyandBobby Green. Dober is 14-11 in the Octagon since making his debut in 2013.Johnson, meanwhile, is in the midst of a three-fight winning streak after earning successive triumphs overDarrius Flowers,Ottman AzaitarandDaniel Zellhuber. “The Menace” was scheduled to face Hernandez at UFC 324, but the fight was canceled on the day of the event due to irregular betting patterns. “The Ultimate Fighter 12” finalist is 16-15 over the course of a promotional tenure that began in December 2010.
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