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McGregor vs. Holloway booked for UFC 329, July 11.

7/10/2026

Summary

McGregor Returns

Conor McGregor will fight Max Holloway at UFC 329 on July 11, 2026 in Las Vegas.
DraftKings lists Holloway at -218 odds and McGregor at +180.
McGregor, 37, returns after a broken leg in July 2021.
Holloway says a win could earn him a lightweight title shot.
The fight streams on Paramount+ for $8.99 per month or $89.99 per year.

Summary

Steveson Debuts

International Fight Week press conference will stream live at 10:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 9.
The event opens at 5 p.m. ET, featuring a co-main lightweight bout between Paddy Pimblett and Benoît Saint-Denis.
Olympic gold-medalist Gable Steveson will debut on the UFC main card while former champions Robert Whittaker and Cody Garbrandt fight on the prelims.
New photos of Conor McGregor’s fight kit show a softer, less vascular physique with slimmer legs after five years away from competition.

History

Historical Context

UFC 229 on 6 October 2018 pitted Conor McGregor against Khabib Nurmagomedov at the T-Mobile Arena and sold a record 2.4 million pay-per-view buys, the highest in MMA history. That blockbuster proved the draw of marquee rivalries, a model the UFC repeats with McGregor’s July 2026 headline fight, for a global audience, now amplified by multi-platform streaming agreements.

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McGregor Returns

Conor McGregor will fight Max Holloway at UFC 329 on July 11, 2026 in Las Vegas.
DraftKings lists Holloway at -218 odds and McGregor at +180.
McGregor, 37, returns after a broken leg in July 2021.
Holloway says a win could earn him a lightweight title shot.
The fight streams on Paramount+ for $8.99 per month or $89.99 per year.

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