
Conor McGregor will make his long-awaited return to the UFC where he looks to take on lifelong rival Max Holloway for a second time.
It take splace some 13 years after both fighters took to the Octagon featherweight in the undercard of UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen.
The Notorious won by decision on that night in August 2013.
But 2013 was a long time ago for the Champ Champ and his competitor, with both headlining UFC 329 the 2026 card at the ages of 37 and 34, respectively. It is also McGregor's first competitive fight in five years, with his last fight against Dustin Poirier where he lost - and broke his leg.
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Taking to the Octagon before McGregor will be rising UFC star Paddy 'The Baddy' Pimblett who is squaring off against Benoit Saint-Denis. Pimblett suffered his first professional defeat in January to Justin Gaethje.

McGregor vs Holloway 2 date, start time and venue
UFC 329 takes place on Saturday, 11 July at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The earliest prelim fights will begin at around 10pm BST, which in the USA equates to 5pm ET and 2pm PT.
The main card bouts are expected to start from 2am BST on Sunday, 12 July.
That's 9pm ET and 6pm ET over in the States.
UFC 329 fight card - full list
Main card
- Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway
- Benoit Saint Denis vs. Paddy Pimblett
- Cory Sandhagen vs. Mario Bautista
- Brandon Royval vs. Lone'er Kavanagh
- King Green vs. Terrance McKinney
Preliminary card
- Robert Whittaker vs. Nikita Krylov
- Gable Steveson vs. Elisha Ellison
- Cody Garbrandt vs. Adrian Yañez
- Luke Riley vs. Kai Kamaka III
Early preliminary card
- Tracy Cortez vs. Wang Cong
- Damian Pinas vs. César Almeida
- Farid Basharat vs. John Garza
- Ryan Gandra vs. Zachary Reese
- Alessandro Costa vs. Cody Durden

How to watch UFC 329
The UFC is streaming exclusively on Paramount+ in the United States, with the early prelims also available on UFC Fight Pass.
In the UK you'll need to watch via the TNT Sports Box Office for the main card, costing £19.99. You can also watch it via HBO Max.
If you don't have TNT or HBO Max, you can buy the pay-per-view for £19.99 on Prime Video.
McGregor vs Holloway odds
McGregor is tipped to lose the fight with odds of around 2/1 compared to Holloway's 10/21.
When it comes to points, you're looking at odds of 10/1 for McGregor and 6/1 for Holloway. A draw would land you odds of around 80/1.
A Holloway round one victory is the narrowest odds in the round betting at 11/2 compared to McGregor's 13/2 for the same method of victory.
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