LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 09: (L-R) Conor McGregor and Max Holloway face off during the UFC 329 press conference at T-Mobile Arena on July 09, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Zuffa LLCTwo former UFC champions and future Hall-of-Famers headline UFC 329 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Conor McGregor returns to the Octagon to face fellow legend Max Holloway in one of the most anticipated fights in years. Let's talk MMA.Key Facts At A GlanceEvent: UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Las VegasMain event: Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway, welterweight, five rounds, non-titleUS broadcast: Paramount+Main card: 9 p.m. ETThe Numbers Behind Conor McGregor's Octagon Return5 Years. 37, almost 38 years of age. That's just two of the biggest numbers associated with McGregor's long-anticipated return to the UFC's Octagon.His last walk came on July 10, 2021, when he broke his leg against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264, ending the bout on a first-round doctor stoppage. UFC 329 lands almost exactly five years later, nearly to the day.MORE FOR YOUMcGregor carries a 22-6 pro record, 10-4 inside the UFC, and hasn't had his hand raised since a 40-second finish of Donald Cerrone in January 2020. The layoff filled with everything but fighting: leg rehab, a scrapped Michael Chandler booking, legal battles and business swings. This return was made official in May after years of will-he-won't-he.McGregor vs. Holloway 2: A 13-Year Rematch By The NumbersWe're calling this McGregor-Holloway 2, but the truth is, because the first fight happened 13 years ago, it's almost irrelevant. Still, I guess it's good for the story.That first meeting came on Aug. 17, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 26, where a young McGregor took a unanimous decision and landed four takedowns on a debuting Holloway. Both men were prospects then and while McGregor reached unprecedented stardom in the sport, both men became legends.Holloway enters at 27-9 and owns the UFC's all-time record for significant strikes landed at 3,655, with no fighter within 1,000 of the mark. The former featherweight champion and ex-BMF titleholder makes his welterweight debut here, a jump up from the division where he built that volume résumé. The 2013 result tells you almost nothing about the fighter Holloway became.What Time Does UFC 329 Start And How Do You Watch?The prelims get started fairly early. Hardcore fans will want to watch the entire show. The main event is still the major draw. The main card starts at 9 p.m., but when does the main event start?Barring a rash of quick finishes, McGregor and Holloway should walk out closer to 11:30 p.m. ET, with the earlier main-card pace dictating the exact time. The full night's schedule opens with early prelims at 5 p.m. ET and prelims at 7 p.m. ET, and every second of it streams on Paramount+ in the United States, where a subscription runs about $8.99 per month.UFC 329 Full Fight CardThere's a ton of meat on the bone throughout the card.Dana White rolled out a stacked 14-bout lineup for International Fight Week, and the lightweight co-main between Paddy Pimblett and Benoît Saint Denis plus Robert Whittaker's light heavyweight test against Nikita Krylov both carry real steal-the-show potential. The full card, top to bottom:Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway — Welterweight (main event)Paddy Pimblett vs. Benoît Saint Denis — LightweightCory Sandhagen vs. Mario Bautista — BantamweightRobert Whittaker vs. Nikita Krylov — Light HeavyweightBrandon Royval vs. Lone'er Kavanagh — FlyweightBobby "King" Green vs. Terrance McKinney — LightweightGable Steveson vs. Elisha Ellison — HeavyweightCody Garbrandt vs. Adrian Yanez — BantamweightLuke Riley vs. Kai Kamaka III — FeatherweightTracy Cortez vs. Cong Wang — FlyweightCésar Almeida vs. Damian Pinas — MiddleweightFarid Basharat vs. John Garza — BantamweightZachary Reese vs. Ryan Gandra — MiddleweightCody Durden vs. Alessandro Costa — FlyweightAll eyes were on McGregor and Holloway for the weigh-ins. Here are the results.
UFC 329: McGregor-Holloway 2 Start Time and Weigh-In Results
Conor McGregor's UFC 329 return against Max Holloway comes with wild numbers: a five-year layoff, a 13-year rematch and Holloway's all-time significant-strikes record.












