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.
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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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
Odds via DraftKings (As of July 11)
- Max Holloway -285 vs. Conor McGregor +230, welterweights
- Benoit Saint Denis -130 vs. Paddy Pimblett +110, lightweights
- Cory Sandhagen -148 vs. Mario Bautista +124, bantamweights
- Lone'er Kavanagh -218 vs. Brandon Royval +180, flyweights
- King Green -112 vs. Terrance McKinney -108, lightweights
- Robert Whittaker -125 vs. Nikita Krylov -105, light heavyweights
- Gable Steveson -1350 vs. Elisha Ellison +800, heavyweights
- Adrian Yanez -395 vs. Cody Garbrandt +310, bantamweights
- Luke Riley -225 vs. Kai Kamaka III +185, featherweights
- Wang Cong -122 vs. Tracy Cortez +102, women's flyweights
- Damian Pinas -250 vs. Cesar Almeida +205, middleweights
- Farid Basharat -650 vs. John Garza +470, bantamweights
- Ryan Gandra -142 vs. Zachary Reese +120, middleweights
- Alessandro Cortez -225 vs. Cody Durden +185, flyweights
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)
UFC 329 countdown
- Staff predictions and expert picks for each main card bout on Saturday
- McGregor, Holloway make weight as all fighters hit the scales
- Campbell: What McGregor is facing in return from five years away
- Brookhouse: Best bets to consider for each main card bout on Saturday
- Campbell: Holloway understands 'legacy fight' ahead of him against McGregor
- Brookhouse: Pimblett says it's crazy that he's getting more credit for loss than win streak
- Brookhouse: Three keys to victory for McGregor in return
- Mahjouri: Pimblett vs. BSD among undercard fights to watch
- Campbell: Five biggest storylines to follow in Las Vegas
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