UFC 329: McGregor v Holloway 2 – all you need to know

July 7, 2026 No Comments

UFC 329: McGregor v Holloway 2 – all you need to knowImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Conor McGregor (left) and Max Holloway (right) have competed a combined 46 times in the UFCPublished58 minutes agoConor McGregor returns to the octagon after a five-year hiatus for a rematch with Max Holloway at UFC 329 in Las Vegas on Sunday.McGregor has not fought since July 2021 when he broke his leg in defeat to Dustin Poirier.

Holloway and McGregor first met in August 2013 as featherweights with the Irishman winning by decision, but Sunday’s bout takes place at welterweight.

Britons Paddy Pimblett, Lone’er Kavanagh and Luke Riley are also in action at the T-Mobile Arena.

You can follow live text commentary of all the action from 03:00 BST on Sunday, 12 July on the BBC Sport website and app.

Everything you need to know about UFC 329 is below.

How to follow McGregor v Holloway 2 on the BBC

Live text commentary will begin at 03:00 BST on Sunday, 12 July on the BBC Sport website and app.

Liverpool’s Pimblett faces Benoit Saint-Denis in the co-main event and round-by-round updates will be available for his fight and the headline act.

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What are the UK times for UFC 329?

The main card is expected to start at 02:00 BST, with the headline fight between McGregor and Holloway likely to take place at around 04:30 BST on Sunday.

UFC 329 full fight card & running order

Main card from 02:00 BST:

Conor McGregor v Max Holloway – welterweight
Benoit Saint-Denis v Paddy Pimblett – lightweight
Cory Sandhagen v Mario Bautista – bantamweight
Brandon Royval v Lone’er Kavanagh – flyweight
Bobby Green v Terrance McKinney – lightweight

Preliminary card from 00:00:

Robert Whittaker v Nikita Krylov – light-heavyweight
Gable Stevenson v Elisha Ellison – heavyweight
Cody Garbrandt v Adrian Yanez – bantamweight
Luke Riley v Kai Kamaka – featherweight

How do McGregor and Holloway’s records compare?

McGregor and Holloway are both former champions in the UFC but took very different paths to get to that point.

Ireland’s McGregor signed for the UFC in 2013 as a featherweight and became unified champion after winning seven successive fights.

The 37-year-old went on to make history when he won the lightweight title three fights later – becoming the UFC’s first simultaneous double champion.

McGregor has won 10 and lost four of his bouts in the UFC, with three of his past four trips to the octagon ending in defeat.

Holloway lost on his debut in 2012 and took 17 fights to get his hands on the featherweight title and went on to establish himself as one of the best to ever compete in the division.

The 34-year-old has won 23 and lost nine of his 32 bouts in the UFC, including a defeat to McGregor in 2013, and has competed across eight title fights.

As well as previously holding the featherweight belt, Holloway also won the symbolic BMF title – awarded to the ‘baddest’ fighter in the UFC.

This will be Holloway’s debut at welterweight with McGregor competing twice previously at this weight class, beating Donald Cerrone and losing against Nate Diaz.

Both men favour the head when striking, with 70% of McGregor’s strikes landing there and 65% of Holloway’s.

McGregor built a reputation for finishing fights inside the distance with only 7% of his bouts going to decision, although it’s worth bearing in mind that he has been inactive for five years.

Holloway, meanwhile, does not boast a prolific finishing rate with 56% of his fights going the distance.

What belts are on the line in McGregor v Holloway 2?

There is no title up for grabs in this bout.

McGregor’s inactivity means he does not hold a ranking in any of the UFC’s weight classes.

Holloway is ranked fourth in the lightweight division but is stepping up a division to make his welterweight debut.

Islam Makhachev holds the welterweight title and is scheduled to face Ireland’s Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330 on 15 August.

What time are the cagewalks for McGregor v Holloway 2?

Timings are always subject to change on a fight night but the main event fighters are expected to make their walk to the octagon at around 04:30 BST on Sunday.