BMF championMax Hollowayhas his eyes set on a future rematch with Ilia Topuria if he can get through Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 326.

Tomorrow night, Max Holloway will put his BMF title up for grabs when he locks horns withCharles Oliveirafor the second time. If he’s able to win, and do so impressively, there’s every chance that he could vault himself back into the world title picture at 155 pounds – whereIlia Topuria, who knocked him out at featherweight, currently resides as champion.

While Ilia Topuria was the first man to finish Max Holloway in that manner, a lot of people have pointed out that ‘Blessed’ seems to have some real fire power up at lightweight. There’s certainly no guarantee that it would translate against an absolute monster like Topuria, but it would definitely be one of the more interesting rematches that you could do in the UFC.

In a few recentmedia appearances, Max Holloway made his intentions perfectly clear.

Max Holloway says he’d prefer a rematch with Ilia Topuria over Justin Gaethje.“He’s the first man to do what he did to me, and no one else could, so I’ve got to get that one back.”(via@DianaBelbita)pic.twitter.com/ID26NQnB8Z

“Man, I got another undisputed title on my mind right now. I want to go. A lot of people are telling me that I want to be a two‑division champ. They’re saying this BMF title makes me a two‑division champ. I don’t believe that. I want that gold. So, first things first is Charles Oliveira. And you just reminded me that I’m in theOctagonfor too damn long, man. What the hell?”

“[Ilia Topuria’s] the first man to do what he did to me, and no one else could, so I’ve got to get that one back.”

Holloway is an ambitious guy, and he’s also someone who heavily believes in his own abilities – and rightfully so. At this stage in his career, defeating ‘Do Bronx’ would be a big statement, but while defeating legends is great, he also needs to prove that he can still hang with the next generation of stars.

Either way, things are looking pretty interesting as we prepare for a year full of (hopefully) blockbuster fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Source: LowKickMMA.com