By the time UFC 326 finally rolled around on Saturday night in Las Vegas, there was more talk about who would be announced for the White House card than there was for the event itself.
UFC CEO and President Dana White had let slip that the promotion would announce the line-up for the June spectacle at the White House at some point on Saturday night. The smart money was that the announcement would come during the CBS portion of the broadcast. Either way, it was now super easy to overlook what was essentially a weak numbered card, albeit one with a super fun main event featuring a rematch between Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira over a decade in the making.
Little more than kids when they first met in 2015, both fighters had gone on to claim gold: Holloway at featherweight, Oliveira at lightweight. Holloway now held the UFC’s symbolic “BMF” championship, which was on the line Saturday night.
Our picks are in for UFC 326 (maybe we should have done a “who will be on UFC White House” pool)! Check them out below.
| Writer / Fight | Rodrigues vs. Ferreira 2 | Dober vs. Johnson | Font vs. Rosas Jr | Borralho vs. de Ridder | Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Law |  |  |  |  |  |
| Jay Anderson | | | |  | |
| Brett Cagle | | | | | |
| Alex Behunin | | |  | | |
| Mathis Desjardins | | | | | |
| Chris Prawdzik | | | | | |
| Destiny McCubbin | | | | | |
| Patrick Danna | | | | | |
Not a lot of dissention among the ranks for this one. No one sees Brunno Ferreira getting a second win over Gregory “Robocop” Rodrigues in their card-opening rematch.
One fight later, Drew Dober appears to be a lock against Michael Johnson.
Only two writers are siding with Rob Font in his fight with young up-and-comer Raul Rosas Jr, a bout originally booked for Noche UFC last year. Two also see Reinier de Ridder winning over Caio Borralho, a heavy favorite with our crew.
The main event? All Holloway all day.
