McGregor vs Holloway Official

The UFC has officially confirmed that Conor McGregor is coming back on July 11, headlining UFC 329 against Max Holloway in a welterweight main event.

The announcement ends months of speculation about when and how McGregor would return following nearly five years away from competition. His last outing was at UFC 264 in July 2021, when he broke his leg during a second consecutive loss to Dustin Poirier — an injury that raised serious questions about whether he would compete again at all.

Holloway and McGregor met once before — in Boston in August 2013, a three-round featherweight decision that McGregor won in the early stages of both men's UFC careers.

Reports earlier in the build-up suggested McGregor's team had pushed for a three-round fight, which would have broken with the tradition of five-round main events. That request was rejected and the bout is confirmed as five rounds.

The social media exchange between the two fighters set the tone quickly. Holloway announced the fight on X with "July 11 Return of the MAX." McGregor responded in the manner his fans would have expected: "I'm gonna son you, child.

The Card

Welterweight: Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway

Lightweight: Benoit Saint Denis vs Paddy Pimblett

Bantamweight: Cory Sandhagen vs Mario Bautista

Flyweight: Brandon Royval vs Lone’er Kavanaugh

Heavyweight: Gable Steveson vs Elisha Ellison

Preliminary Card

Light Heavyweight: Robert Whittaker vs Nikita Krylov

Featherweight: Luke Riley vs Kai Kamaka III

Middleweight: Damian Pinas vs Cesar Almeida

Bantamweight: Cody Garbrandt vs Adrian Yanez

Women’s Flyweight: Tracy Cortez vs Wang Cong

Flyweight: Ode’ Osbourne vs Cody Durden