Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway 2 — UFC 329

Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway 2 — UFC 329
Conor McGregor’s long-awaited return to the UFC after a five-year layoff ended in one of the most anticlimactic main events in recent memory. At UFC 329 in Las Vegas, McGregor faced Max Holloway in a rematch of their 2013 featherweight bout, which McGregor won by unanimous decision CBS Sports.

Fight Summary
Event: UFC 329, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas

Date: July 11, 2026

Result: Max Holloway wins via KO/TKO at 1:09 of Round 1 ESPN

Cause of Stoppage: McGregor suffered a knee injury seconds into the fight while attempting a flying kick. He fell twice, then could not continue after absorbing a calf kick from Holloway CBS Sports.

Injury Suspected: Doctors believe a torn ACL CBS Sports.

McGregor’s Statement: He denied carrying an injury into the fight, saying the damage “came out of nowhere” and that he was “so sharp and so ready” Bleacher Report.

Context & Significance
This was McGregor’s first fight since breaking his leg in 2021 against Dustin Poirier TheSportster.

Holloway, now at welterweight, is making his UFC debut in that division after a strong featherweight career TheSportster.

The bout was a major storyline for years, but the injury meant the fight lasted just 69 seconds Yahoo Sports.

UFC President Dana White called the event the biggest gate in UFC history at $25 million TheSportster.