‘Finished’ & ‘career over’ – is this the end for McGregor?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Conor McGregor made his UFC debut in 2013ByBobbie JacksonBBC Sport journalistPublished10 minutes agoMoments after Conor McGregor did his trademark strut around the octagon before facing Max Holloway at UFC 329, he was hobbling out of the T-Mobile Arena.McGregor was fighting for the first time since 2021 but lasted just 69 seconds having sustained a knee injury.
The Irishman appeared to pick up the injury in the opening seconds as his knee buckled when landing after failing to connect with a kick.
It was McGregor’s third successive defeat and leaves him with just one win since 2016.
The severity of the knee injury was not clear in the immediate aftermath, but UFC broadcaster Megan Olivi mentioned McGregor refused the offer of crutches.
He was later seen limping out of the arena and to his car.
Britain’s first UFC champion Michael Bisping, who was working as a pundit for Paramount+ mentioned: “If it’s a real surgery, if he’s blown his ACL and will have to take a year or 18 months out, that’s it.
“The career is over.”
