The UFC almost gave Conor McGregor a much tougher comeback

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor and partner Dee Devlin outside the High Court in Dublin, where he is appearing for a personal injury case against him. Nikita Hand, who is also known as Nikita Ni Laimhin, alleges she was raped by McGregor in a Dublin hotel in December 2018 (Brian Lawless/PA Wire)Conor McGregor is scheduled to headline UFC 329 on Saturday in Las Vegas, facing Max Holloway. This welterweight bout is a rematch, occurring 13 years after McGregor previously defeated Holloway. McGregor's coach, John Kavanagh, revealed that the team was initially preparing to fight Carlos Prates before Holloway was confirmed as the opponent. McGregor has not competed in five years; his last fight ended with a broken leg, and his planned 2024 return was canceled due to a broken toe. He recently became eligible to return to fighting in March after completing an 18-month ban for drug-test whereabouts failures. In fullConor McGregor trained for different UFC opponent before Max Holloway fight was madeMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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