Conor McGregor Demands UFC 329 Result Be Changed
McGregor says the injury stoppage should be erased from his record and asked that bettors be refunded after the 69-second loss.
- Conor McGregor announced Wednesday night he wants his recent loss to Max Holloway changed to a no contest, hoping to remove the defeat from his record following the injury stoppage.
- Referee Mike Beltran stopped the main event 69 seconds in after McGregor's knee gave out; per MMA rules, the injury resulted in a first-round TKO victory for Holloway.
- Writing on Instagram, McGregor requested that all bets on the fight be refunded and expects to learn the extent of his injuries after receiving leg scan results.
- Despite the public appeal for a change in status, the result of the bout against Holloway is not expected to be overturned.
- Other fighters have suffered similar injury-related setbacks; Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman broke legs in UFC bouts, while Tom Aspinall and Alexandre Pantoja also faced career-altering injury losses.
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Conor McGregor demands UFC 329 result be changed
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