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UFC 329 Main Event Set as Max Holloway vs. Conor McGregor on July 11
The event is scheduled for T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with the main card starting at 9 p.m. ET on Paramount+. McGregor returns after more than five years away from the Octagon.
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Conor McGregor returns to the Octagon on Saturday, July 11, 2026, to face Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 329 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card begins at 9:00 p.m. ET on Paramount+, with the preliminary card at 7:00 p.m.
ET and early prelims at 5:00 p.m. ET. Ceremonial weigh-ins are set for Friday at 9:00 p.m. ET on CBS. The bout is a rematch of their August 2013 meeting in Boston, which McGregor won by decision. McGregor, 37, holds a 22-6 record and is 1-3 in UFC bouts since October 2018.
His last victory came via TKO over Donald Cerrone in January 2020. He suffered consecutive TKO losses to Dustin Poirier, the second in July 2021 after breaking his leg. Holloway, 34, is 5-3 in his last eight UFC fights.
Those wins include victories over Yair Rodriguez, Arnold Allen, the Korean Zombie, Justin Gaethje for the BMF title, and Dustin Poirier in a BMF title defense. He lost title fights to Charles Oliveira, Ilia Topuria, and Alex Volkanovski. Betting odds list Holloway as the favorite at -230 against McGregor at +195.
Ticket prices for the event have not been announced. McGregor withdrew from a scheduled UFC 303 main event against Michael Chandler in June 2024 due to a broken toe, after which that card drew a live gate of $15,909,243.
