{"id":20462,"date":"2026-03-08T14:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T14:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/2026\/03\/08\/ufc-326-the-morning-after-its-officially-time-to-kill-the-bmf-title-gimmick\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T14:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T14:29:00","slug":"ufc-326-the-morning-after-its-officially-time-to-kill-the-bmf-title-gimmick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/2026\/03\/08\/ufc-326-the-morning-after-its-officially-time-to-kill-the-bmf-title-gimmick\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 326, The Morning After: It’s Officially Time to Kill the BMF Title Gimmick"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Besides a few impressive finishes, \u201cPrelims\u201d got seriously bogged down by a unilateral decision not to leave third gear. The main card briefly heated up with a big knockout. Gregory Rodriguez<\/strong> (see here) and Drew Dover<\/strong> (The one here) The cards plummeted as follows: Raul Rosas Jr.<\/strong> I did my best prison almeida<\/strong> 15 minutes of emotion. The co-main event is Kaio Boralyu<\/strong> big rainier de reader<\/strong> was great<\/em>But there’s never been a strong demand to see two tired middleweights duke it out in the clinch for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Around that time, the UFC’s White House card (sorry, Freedom Fights 250) was officially announced after months of promotion and hype. A pair of title fights take place in a vacuum. Ilya Topuria<\/strong> and alex pereira<\/strong> That’s undeniably great, but considering the UFC CEO as a whole. dana white<\/strong>shouts and promises… The 6-game card leaves a lot to be desired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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All hope was burning Charles Oliveira<\/strong> big Max Holloway<\/strong> before<\/em> All of the above. Only Oliveira vs. Holloway could have saved the evening, but we’re talking about two men who deliver on a regular basis. These former champions have served fight fans like no other and that’s a big reason why the BMF belt was attached to the matchup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But that’s not the whole reason.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The key to the BMF belt is its marketing strategy. This is the UFC’s way of saying they have a title when in reality they don’t. Remember: the belts on the line for Oliveira vs. Holloway were either: three<\/em> Even though everyone and their mother knows the current lightweight title well. Ilya Topuria<\/strong> The true 155 pound king.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Unfortunately for the UFC, \u201cDo Bronx\u201d was the undisputed champion. The BMF belt is certainly a nice prize, but it has never been his top priority. Over the years, Oliveira has been candid about his ambitions. He wants his original belt back. and<\/em> secure a huge salary Conor McGregor<\/strong>. That’s a completely understandable pair of goals, but it has nothing to do with being the king of BMF.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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So it made perfect sense for Oliveira to ditch the gimmick and do his best to win. Oliveira stood and attacked with Holloway exactly as long as needed to set up the takedown, and once on top, "Do Bronx” took no chances. Although he threw the occasional big elbow and constantly tried to choke him, Oliveira was generally pleased with the win.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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By giving up his BMF ideals, Oliveira achieved the best performance of his career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If that stupid belt hadn’t been in the commercial, no one would have complained. Everyone will be impressed that the 2-1 underdog rebounded so well and dominated Holloway, who was the absolute best at 155 pounds. Instead, there are many complaints that Oliveira failed to adhere to the folly of BMF ethics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The whole thing is a waste of time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The BMF belt was a fun gimmick just once. nate diaz<\/strong> The term was first coined in comparison to Jorge Masvidal. It adds an element of excitement to the two action fighters. ~ no<\/em> A serious threat to the division champion. Since then, the title has been routinely mismanaged. Dustin Poirier<\/strong>, Justin Gaethje<\/strong>, Max Holloway<\/strong> and Charles Oliveira<\/strong> A variety of former champions was<\/em> In actual title contention. When real stakes are at stake, it’s inevitable that someone like Oliveira will eventually abandon semantics and do his best to win outright.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Now that it’s happened, let’s take the opportunity to bury the BMF title forever.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For full UFC 326 results and live coverage, click here.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Besides a few impressive finishes, \u201cPrelims\u201d got seriously bogged down by a unilateral decision not to leave third gear. The main card briefly heated up with a big knockout. Gregory Rodriguez (see here) and Drew Dover (The one here) The cards plummeted as follows: Raul Rosas Jr. I did my best prison almeida 15 minutes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[47442,49925,47443,47446],"tags":[47437,49924,47438,47441],"class_list":["post-20462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-ufc-mma-news","category-ufc-326","category-ufc-news","category-ufc-results","tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","tag-ufc-326","tag-ufc-news","tag-ufc-results"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20462\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}