UFC Fight Night 74: Holloway vs. Oliveira Results

Fast-rising featherweight contenders Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira will lock horns in the UFC Fight Night “Holloway vs. Oliveira” main event on Sunday at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Still, even though UFC Fight Night 74 is a relatively under-the-radar event, all main event fighters were said to be randomly tested extensively heading into their bouts. There’s always a danger in putting two up-and-comers together in a fight. If there is any fighter in this UFC bout that has a fantasy factor, it is the Ukrainian Moroz. When was the last time you saw a calf slicer attempted in the UFC, let alone successful? ‘Usually, the submissions happen when someone makes a mistake.

“The Greek Assassin” looks to avoid back-to-back losses for the first time in his career when he meets TUF 18 contestant Beal. His continued evolution is a good sign that he has what it takes to be a title contender. Max Holloway via Split Decision.

The 23-year-old Holloway has won six straight fights with his last loss coming to Conor McGregor at UFC Fight Night 26 in April 2013. While you’re here check out the Radulich in Broadcasting Network, it’s home to the 411 Ground and Pound radio show Sunday’s at 8pm eastern standard time plus a variety of other shows. This is a tough one to call, as the both of them are pretty evenly matched up, and both could be future faces of the division.

Holloway has used his time to improve, not only inside the cage, but outside as well. A victory by either one of these fighters would catapult them into a battle with Chad Mendes or Frankie Edgar. Likewise, there’s no shame in losing to the next lightweight championship challenger in Donald Cerrone, not to mention it was fighting in a higher weight class.

If you take a closer look, however, you realize that Holloway isn’t an elder statesman. Holloway’s strategy is to back Oliveira into the fence and finish the fight. “It’s a big fight and we’ll see who wants it more”.

If Oliveria can get this to the ground, he holds a big advantage over Holloway. Not to mention Jim Miller remains the only fighter to ever submit the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt.

In the co-main event, Brazilian Erick Silva seeks to continue his rise to UFC welterweight (170 pounds) supremacy, riding a two-fight win streak while holding six performance-of-the-night bonuses.

DM: Hmm, two veterans (old fellas) who have only a few fights left in them. Someone text me when all the undercard garbage is out of the way so I can tune in.

The public notoriety and global exposure that follows the likes of McGregor certainly eludes a quiet punisher like “Blessed”, but another marquee main event this weekend will give Holloway the opportunity to generate his own fortune. That’s being happy in second place or being a loser. Either way, it should be an exciting fight. “I fought Swanson when I was injured and I shouldn’t have but I wanted to”. He wins this one by TKO in the second.

I’m in no way calling that victory a fluke but I think Valerie Letourneau has far too much experience for the Ukrainian. But for Oliveira, the ground is where he does his best work. But right now it’s Charles Oliveira this Saturday. This includes a more than worthy 76.6 percent takedown defense and an evolving grappling game that is heightened by the Hawaiian’s natural dexterity, scrambling ability, and an offensively clad guard. Silverio looks exhausted, Campbell starting to turn up the pressure. The Holloway’s are moving on up.

“I can’t sit over here and say he (McGregor) is not the real deal”, Holloway said to MMA OddsBreaker. I think Oliveira may have problems with the movement and angles of Holloway.

Prediction: A workman’s like-approach by Magny for the win.