Conor McGregor to Return to UFC After Five Years with Holloway Rematch
Dana White said the former two-division champion will headline UFC 329 after a five-year layoff, with Paddy Pimblett also on the card.
- On Saturday, UFC President Dana White announced Conor McGregor will return to the octagon on July 11, facing Hawaiian Max Holloway in the main event at UFC 329 in the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
- The Irishman has not fought since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in July 2021; if the July 11 bout proceeds, it marks five years and one day since that injury.
- Paddy Pimblett will return to action on the same card, facing French contender Benoit Saint-Denis, with a victory potentially elevating him back into title contention after his recent loss to Justin Gaethje.
- Since debuting in 2013, McGregor became the first athlete to hold two UFC belts simultaneously; he recently accepted an 18-month ban for "whereabouts failures" but is now cleared to compete.
- The sport of MMA was once famously derided by US Senator John McCain as "human cockfighting" before gaining mainstream acceptance, a growth McGregor's brash style helped facilitate.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor is returning the octagon. UFC CEO Dana White announced on Saturday that McGregor will return for a rematch against Max Holloway in the UFC 329 main on July 11 in Las Vegas. The 37-year-old has not fought since breaking his leg in a fight against Dustin Poirier in 2021 and has faced a series of legal issues . An Irish jury found him liable in a civil sexual assault case from an incident in 2018, which was upheld by…
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