UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan recently voiced his strong opinions on Max Holloway’s latest outing. This month, Holloway’s BMF title rematch against Charles Oliveira at UFC 326 proved to be a dominant performance by Oliveira.
While fans anticipated a striking war, Oliveira surprised many by employing a wrestling-centric strategy to defeat Holloway. Although he didn’t secure a submission, the Brazilian controlled Holloway for over 20 minutes and landed 5 takedowns, earning a decisive unanimous decision victory.
Reflecting on the Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira 2 fight, Arman Tsarukyan asserted that “Blessed” is “finished” and no longer resembles the elite fighter he once was. During an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show, Tsarukyan expressed astonishment at how effortlessly Oliveira, primarily known for his jiu-jitsu, was able to take Holloway down. He criticized Holloway, a seasoned veteran, for what he perceived as a complete absence of takedown defense and wrestling ability.
Tsarukyan notably stated: “Max [Holloway] is done already. He’s just going to make money and then retire. He is finished. He is not that Max anymore. In his last fight he looked so bad. That’s crazy. I was surprised that he could not wrestle. Zero wrestling. You’ve been in this sport like 20 years and you cannot even defend takedowns from Charles Oliveira? Charles Oliveira has no takedowns. He has good jiu-jitsu, but wrestling, I have never seen him wrestle very well.”
Currently, Max Holloway has indicated a strong desire for a rematch with Conor McGregor, expressing readiness to face “The Notorious” whenever he returns to the octagon.
Regarding this potential McGregor vs. Holloway II bout, Tsarukyan, also known as “Ahalkalakets,” commented: “It’s a good fight. I think stylistically it’s a good fight for Conor.”
