UFC star Dustin Poirot spoke sharply and openly about the scene after the rematch between Charles Oliveira and Max Holloway. He emphasized that this fight was not an "equal fight," but rather resembled a full dominance that lasted almost 25 minutes.
According to Poirier, he had previously thought that Max might struggle in some episodes, even falling flat on his back. But he didn't expect this situation to last so long throughout the entire battle. In his opinion, fans have never seen such a level of control over a fighter like Holloway.
"This was a total advantage. Before the fight, I thought Max might fall backwards from time to time. But I didn't expect this to happen for 25 minutes. We had never seen such power over Holloway. Charles seemed to have gone mad. He held Max in the ground brilliantly, and these take-downs were not a classic wrestling match. The American was completely unable to defend himself against the tie-downs that evening," Pore said.
The main point in this assessment is that Oliveira's takedowns were not a "simple wrestling scheme," but were executed in unexpected ways out of the situation. According to Porega, this is precisely what broke Holloway: he didn't have time to defend himself, and Oliveyra "prisoned" him very tightly in the parterre.
As a reminder, Oliveira defeated Holloway by unanimous decision at UFC 326 and won the BMF belt. So, this rematch turned out different from what many expected not only in terms of the result but also in terms of style - instead of Holloway's free movement, Oliveira's tight control came to the forefront.
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