Conor McGregor suffers early injury in return and loses to Max Holloway at UFC 329
- On Saturday, July 11, 2026, Conor McGregor's return at UFC 329 ended abruptly when he suffered a right knee injury 1:09 into the first round, awarding Max Holloway a TKO victory at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena.
- The 37-year-old Irishman's first professional bout in five years followed a lengthy recovery from a broken leg sustained during his 2021 match against American Dustin Poirier, which had sidelined his career.
- Massive demand for the comeback generated a gate exceeding $25 million with nearly 20,000 fans in attendance; McGregor earned a base salary of $15 million for the main event.
- "What can I say," Holloway said, "I had him weak in the knees." The victor expressed interest in a potential rematch once McGregor recovers from the injury.
- Legal controversies, including a 2024 civil court finding ordering McGregor to pay $248,000 in damages for sexual assault, have intensified scrutiny on his status as a headliner, complicating his career future.
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Conor McGregor came up lame literally one second into Saturday’s comeback bout with Max Holloway. To open a fight that the UFC claimed drew the biggest live gate in mixed martial arts history, McGregor rushed out of his corner and threw a flying kick with his left leg. The kick fell short of Holloway’s head by at least a foot, and then McGregor had a landing worthy of the "agony of defeat” guy, dropping to the cage floor in a heap without being …
Drake loses $1 million after betting on Conor McGregor’s UFC comeback
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Drake Loses $1M Bet After Conor McGregor Suffers Leg Injury Seconds Into UFC Comeback, Social Media Reacts
Source: Conor McGregor’s major UFC comeback at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena certainly didn’t live up to the hype. The UFC champion was out of the sport for five years, and at UFC 239, he was set to battle Max Holloway in a welterweight rematch of their 2013 bout. McGregor won that match 13 years ago, but Holloway would exact revenge this time around, albeit in a very quick manner. In the opening seconds of the fight, McGregor threw a running left …
Conor McGregor was injured by throwing the first blow on his return to the cage against Max Holloway last Saturday. The fight did not last a minute.
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