Conor McGregor faces Max Holloway at UFC 329

Conor McGregor returned to the octagon on Saturday, July 11, 2026, facing Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 329 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The welterweight bout, a rematch of their 2013 encounter, marked McGregor's first fight in five years and Holloway's debut in the 170-pound division.

Both fighters successfully made weight on Friday, July 10, with McGregor at 170.5 pounds and Holloway at the exact 170-pound limit. The event, part of UFC's International Fight Week, sold out the arena and was available for U.S. viewers on Paramount Plus without an additional pay-per-view fee. The main card began at 9 p.m. ET.

The fight week was marked by intense promotion, including a heated press conference confrontation where McGregor snatched Holloway's sunglasses and threw them into the crowd. McGregor, 37, entered the contest after a lengthy absence following a broken leg in his July 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier. He adopted a strict training regimen for his comeback and framed the fight as a return to fulfillment. Holloway, 34, was coming off a unanimous decision loss to Charles Oliveira in March and prepared for the new weight class by training with former welterweight champion...