Two 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.

  • Event: UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
  • Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026
  • Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
  • Main event: Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway , welterweight, five rounds, non-title
  • US broadcast: Paramount+
  • Main card: 9 p.m. ET

The Numbers Behind Conor McGregor's Octagon Return

5 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.

McGregor 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 Numbers

We'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.

There'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 — Lightweight
  • Cory Sandhagen vs. Mario Bautista — Bantamweight
  • Robert Whittaker vs. Nikita Krylov — Light Heavyweight
  • Brandon Royval vs. Lone'er Kavanagh — Flyweight
  • Bobby "King" Green vs. Terrance McKinney — Lightweight
  • Gable Steveson vs. Elisha Ellison — Heavyweight
  • Cody Garbrandt vs. Adrian Yanez — Bantamweight
  • Luke Riley vs. Kai Kamaka III — Featherweight
  • Tracy Cortez vs. Cong Wang — Flyweight
  • César Almeida vs. Damian Pinas — Middleweight
  • Farid Basharat vs. John Garza — Bantamweight
  • Zachary Reese vs. Ryan Gandra — Middleweight
  • Cody Durden vs. Alessandro Costa — Flyweight

All eyes were on McGregor and Holloway for the weigh-ins. Here are the results.