SportOther SportsUFCConor McGregor will make the walk to the cage for the first time in five years next month, but July's card has taken a major hit just weeks before fight night15:41, 25 Jun 2026The Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway undercard has taken a major hit just two weeks before UFC 329 after Ode Osbourne was forced to withdraw from the card.‌McGregor - who has not fought since breaking his leg in a first-round defeat to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 back in 2021 - will take on Holloway in a welterweight showdown in Las Vegas on July 11. Also on the stacked card, Paddy Pimblett will return to the cage for the first time since losing to Justin Gaethje.‌The Liverpudlian will take on surging lightweight star Benoit Saint Denis in the co-main event. July's event promises to be one of the biggest UFC events of the year, therefore, boss Dana White has decided to put on a card stacked from top-to-bottom.‌However, with just under three weeks to go, the event has taken a slight hit after Osbourne pulled out of his meeting with fellow UFC veteran Cody Durden. In a post uploaded to social media earlier this week, he wrote: “Unfortunately, I won’t be able to complete July 11th.FOLLOW OUR FIGHTING FB PAGE! Latest boxing and MMA news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page‌“It sucks because my team and I have put in so much hard work for over eight weeks. But I’m going to rest up and come back for the next one. Thank you, guys, for rocking with me.” As of yet, it remains to be seen whether or not Durden will remain on the card.But Durden is hoping the UFC can sort something out. “My opponent Ode Osbourne has officially went running, and pulled out of our fight for July 11th at UFC 329. Who wants to fight me in 19 days?“ he wrote on social media.Regardless, UFC 329 is filled with many mouthwatering match-ups, including Cory Sandhagen's dust-up with Mario Bautista. Britain's Lone'er Kavanagh will look to continue his rise up the flyweight rankings when he takes on former 125lb title challenger Brandon Royval. Completing the main card is a jaw-dropping bout between King Green and Terrance McKinney. Pimblett's team-mate Luke Riley is also on the card and will trade leather with Kai Kamaka III on the prelims.Article continues belowBut many will be intrigued to see how McGregor fares on his return. The 37-year-old is confident he will be able to defeat his rival for a second time and remain active in the cage. "It's going to be a demolition. I know the damage he has taken. I know I will just have to touch him, and after that, it will be clinical. A win alone is not just enough. It must be spectacular and that is what it will be," he recently revealed to former American football star Nate Burleson.On whether Holloway is a different fighter since their first meeting, he said: "Is he really? I do not really see it. I do not really see vast improvements. "In fact, the improvements he made, was after the fight he had with me where he adopted some of my moves. Then what did he do? He went on to win the world title. I son'd Max when I fought him last and I plan on doing the same again in more devastating fashion."Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌UFCConor McGregor