Conor McGregor to make UFC return: Everything we know about Max Holloway fight
Conor McGregor to make UFC return: Everything we know about Max Holloway fight
Prince J. Grimes, For The WinSun, May 17, 2026 at 1:50 PM UTC
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Conor McGregor to make UFC return: Everything we know about Max Holloway fight
Conor McGregor is set to make his return to the UFC octagon for the first time in five years this summer, and we have all the details you here.
McGregor (22-6) will fight Max Holloway (27-9) at UFC 329 in a rematch of their 2013 featherweight bout, UFC announced Saturday. The main event for International Fight Week, McGregor-Holloway II will take place July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The fight will mark McGregor's first action since back-to-back losses to Dustin Poirier in 2021, the last on July 10, almost five years exactly from the date of this next fight.
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What happened the first time McGregor and Holloway fought?
The 37-year-old McGregor won his first meeting against Holloway, 34, by unanimous decision on Aug. 17, 2013.
Though Holloway has remained more active in the time since, he'll go into this summer's fight having lost two of his last three, including a March 7 bout against Charles Oliveira. His last win was over Poirier on July 19, 2025.
The last time McGregor won was a TKO over Donald Cerrone on Jan. 18, 2020.
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