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McGregor vs. Holloway Set for UFC 329—Claims Featherweight Supremacy

7/9/2026

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Conor McGregor will fight Max Holloway at UFC 329 on July 11, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
He claims to be the greatest featherweight, citing his 7-0 start, a 13-second José Aldo knockout and wins over Holloway, Poirier and Mendes.
Analysts say Aldo, Volkanovski and Holloway each have multiple featherweight title defenses, and note McGregor’s last bout was a 2021 ankle-breaking loss to Poirier after a cancelled 2024 comeback.

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Conor McGregor will fight Max Holloway at UFC 329 on July 11, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
He claims to be the greatest featherweight, citing his 7-0 start, a 13-second José Aldo knockout and wins over Holloway, Poirier and Mendes.
Analysts say Aldo, Volkanovski and Holloway each have multiple featherweight title defenses, and note McGregor’s last bout was a 2021 ankle-breaking loss to Poirier after a cancelled 2024 comeback.