McGregor loses to Holloway in 69 seconds on UFC return
Conor McGregor lost to Max Holloway in 69 seconds during his UFC return after suffering a right knee injury. This match follows McGregor's recent legal issues, including a civil liability ruling for rape in Dublin.
Why it matters
The event marks a significant moment in professional MMA, compounded by the athlete's controversial legal history and long hiatus from the sport.
CONOR MCGREGOR LOST to Max Holloway after only 69 seconds because of a right knee injury on Saturday, in his return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship after a five-year layoff.
Referee Mike Beltran stopped the mixed martial arts welterweight contest at UFC 329 in Las Vegas after McGregor, 37, fell to the mat three times in the first minute.
McGregor jumped and launched a roundhouse kick at Holloway in the opening seconds, but hurt his right knee as he planted his foot.
He crumpled twice more and grabbed at his right knee, prompting Beltran to end the bout.
In what McGregor called “the comeback of all comebacks in sports history”, the bout was a rematch of a 2013 featherweight fight which the Irishman won by unanimous decision.
McGregor had not fought since breaking his left leg in a 2021 defeat to American Dustin Poirier.
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