Max Holloway in face with Charles of the Bronx. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram.
Charles of the Bronx They had a brief conversation before going all in. UFC 326. the brazilian dominated Max Holloway In the main event, he won the 'BMF' belt, but not before giving his rival a chance for one last exchange of blows in the final seconds of the fight.
Since UFC 300, when Max Holloway knocked out Justin gaethjeThe Hawaiian immortalized the gesture of pointing to the center of the octagon in the final moments of the fight to challenge his opponent to a stand-up exchange. Charles of the BronxHowever, the roles were reversed, and it was the Brazilian who repeated the provocation in the final moments of the match.
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In an interview with UFC News, Charles explained that he was grappling with his opponent when he heard Holloway say something. Interpreting that his opponent was referring to the final seconds of the fight, the Brazilian decided to accept the implicit invitation and challenged the Hawaiian to exchange blows in the center of the octagon until the end of the fight.
“Man, actually, I was clinging on, stuck there, and then I heard something, Max saying something. And I thought it was something about us being stuck together, and I understood: 'come on, ten seconds'. I said: 'let's go', let's make it happen.” Charles of the Bronx.
Pointing to the ground is Max Holloway's trademark in the UFC.
Max Holloway won the BMF belt in UFC 300. Photo: Instagram / UFC
Despite having made the gesture for the first time in 2016, when he beat Ricardo Lamas, Max Holloway immortalized the act of pointing to the ground in UFC 300, in 2024. At the time, the Hawaiian was facing Justin gaethje And after dominating his rival for five rounds, he called him to the center of the octagon in the last 10 seconds of the fight, ending the duel with a knockout.
MAX HOLLOWAY HAS JUST PUT JUSTIN GAETHJE OUTCOLD
HOLY SHITTT#UFC300 pic.twitter.com/i9aWXIYgvf
— bradley (@cactusbr4d) April 14, 2024
Holloway repeated the feat in UFC 319, against Dustin poirierHowever, after landing a powerful series of blows, 'Diamante' opted to clinch, avoiding a greater risk of being knocked out in the final moments of the fight.
Holloway called for the center and Poirier farted lol
— José Louis (@concatenarsim) July 20, 2025
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