{"id":259,"date":"2026-07-28T00:59:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T00:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/mma\/?p=259"},"modified":"2026-07-28T00:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T00:59:31","slug":"charles-oliveira-ufc-331","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/mma\/2026\/07\/28\/charles-oliveira-ufc-331\/","title":{"rendered":"Rumors: Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan 2 Set to Headline UFC 331 in California\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC 331 is set to take place on September 19, 2026, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, marking the promotion’s return to California. The card is expected to feature several high-profile matchups, and if recent reports from The LA Times and Ring Magazine reporter Manouk Akopyan<\/a> are accurate, fans will finally get the long-awaited rematch between Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan.<\/p>\n

It remains unclear whether the blockbuster lightweight clash will be contested for Oliveira’s BMF title or serve as the event’s main event. The pair first met at UFC 300<\/a>, where Tsarukyan edged out “Do Bronx” via a razor-close split decision in one of the most competitive fights on the card.<\/p>\n

Since then, though, their careers have gone in very different directions. Tsarukyan looked destined for a lightweight title shot after UFC 300 and was scheduled to challenge Islam Makhachev at UFC 311, ironically, also in California.<\/p>\n

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