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Max Holloway and Conor McGregor add training partners ahead of UFC 329
Max Holloway enlisted Jack Della Maddalena for sparring sessions in Hawaii ahead of UFC 329. The former welterweight champion spent multiple weeks in camp before returning home on July 3. Conor McGregor added Lee Hammond to his own preparations at SBG Ireland.
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Max Holloway brought former UFC welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena into his training camp in Hawaii, while Conor McGregor has added Lee Hammond to his group at SBG Ireland, as both prepare for their UFC 329 bout. The Australian traveled from his home country and spent multiple weeks working with Holloway, who posted video of their sparring sessions on his YouTube channel.
The sessions ended with a July 3 social-media post showing the pair exchanging strikes in gear.
Della Maddalena said after the final session, “Sad to go home, but it’s been a pretty good trip” and added that he expects to return next year. Holloway had previously selected Della Maddalena to defeat Islam Makhachev at UFC 322 last year. The Hawaiian has also trained with welterweight Tyron Woodley in 2019.
Conor McGregor has kept details of his own camp more private. According to a report from Uncrowned last month, Lee Hammond, who holds a 6-1-0 record and previously served as McGregor’s sparring partner for UFC 189 against Chad Mendes, joined the Irish fighter’s group at SBG Ireland.
UFC 329 is scheduled for International Fight Week the weekend after July 4, 2026, marking McGregor’s first fight in five years.
