Conor McGregor’s return to fighting is nearly upon us. After five years away, the fight week feels of having McGregor headlining a card has arrived. McGregor takes on Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 329 on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
A lot has changed since McGregor’s last appearance in 2021 where he suffered a gruesome broken leg in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier. But what hasn’t is the interest fans have in seeing what this version of McGregor will look like after all this time away. The Irishman became a two-division champion in 2016 when he knocked out Eddie Alvarez, but he has just one win in the time since.
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Holloway, meanwhile, really hit his stride as a pro in 2016. He earned the interim featherweight title with a win over Anthony Pettis before unifying it with a TKO of Jose Aldo in Brazil. He followed it up with another TKO in the rematch before doing the same against Brian Ortega. Holloway chose to move up to 155 pounds in pursuit of greatness where he was outclassed by Dustin Poirier for the interim lightweight crown. He returned to featherweight to defend his title once more before dropping it to all-time great Alexander Volkanovski.
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But even that doesn’t scratch the surface of his activity. Holloway has fought eight times since the last time McGregor stepped foot in the Octagon, including an all-time knockout of Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 and an incredible win over Poirier in their rematch last July. Now, he looks for more revenge on McGregor, 13 years later.
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The undercard is incredibly loaded on Saturday night in Sin City. Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett returns from his first UFC defeat in January to take on a rising contender in Benoit Saint Denis. Top bantamweights collide in a featured spot when former title challenger Cory Sandhagen takes on Mario Bautista. Flyweight gatekeeper Brandon Royval looks to turn away a new rising contender in Lone’er Kavanagh. Lightweight knockout artists King Green and Terrance McKinney open the main card. Plus, former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker makes the move to light heavyweight for the first time against veteran Nikita Krylov. And former Division I wrestling champion Gable Steveson makes his UFC debut against Elisha Ellison on the prelims.
Below is the complete fight card for UFC 329 along with the latest odds. Check back all week long for the latest news, features, and other content around this massive event.
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UFC 329 fight card, odds, results
Odds via DraftKings (As of July 11)
- Max Holloway -285 vs. Conor McGregor +230, welterweights
- Paddy Pimblett def. Benoit Saint Denis via first-round submission (guillotine choke)
- Mario Bautista def. Cory Sandhagen via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Brandon Royval def. Lone’er Kavanagh via third-round submission (rear-naked choke)
- King Green def. Terrance McKinney via first-round TKO (punches)
- Robert Whittaker def. Nikita Krylov via third-round TKO (punches)
- Gable Steveson def. Elisha Ellison via first-round knockout (punches)
- Adrian Yanez def. Cody Garbrandt via first-round knockout (punches)
- Luke Riley def. Kai Kamaka III via first-round TKO (punches)
- Wang Cong def. Tracy Cortez via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
- Damian Pinas def. Cesar Almeida via first-round knockout (punch)
- Farid Basharat def. John Garza via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Ryan Gandra def. Zachary Reese via first-round TKO (punches)
- Alessandro Cortez def. Cody Durden via second-round submission (rear-naked choke)
Where to watch UFC 329
- Date: July 11
- Location: T-Mobile Arena — Las Vegas
- Start time: 9 p.m. ET (Main card), 7 p.m. ET (Prelims), 5 p.m. ET (Early prelims)
- How to watch: Paramount+ (subscribe now for as low as $8.99 per month)
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