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McGregor scheduled to face Holloway in five-round welterweight bout at UFC 329
Conor McGregor will face Max Holloway in a five-round welterweight non-championship bout at UFC 329. The event takes place July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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Conor McGregor is scheduled to fight Max Holloway at UFC 329 on July 11, 2026, Forbes reported. The welterweight non-championship bout is set for five rounds at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. McGregor enters with a record of 22-6 and is 37 years old.
He has not fought in the UFC since 2021 and holds a 1-3 mark in his last four bouts, with his most recent win coming in January 2020 against Donald Cerrone. McGregor and Holloway previously met in 2013 at UFC Fight Night 26 in Boston, where McGregor won by unanimous decision. Holloway arrives with a record of 27-9 and is 2-2 in his last four fights.
He lost the BMF title to Charles Oliveira in March 2026. The main card airs on Paramount+ at 9 p.m. ET. Additional bouts on the card include Benoît Saint-Denis vs. Paddy Pimblett, Cory Sandhagen vs. Mario Bautista, Brandon Royval vs.
Lone'er Kavanagh, and King Green vs. Terrance McKinney. McGregor has one fight remaining on his current UFC contract after this event.
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