McGregor Quits UFC 329 After 69 Seconds With Leg Injury, Handing Holloway TKO Win
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Updated · ESPN · Jul 12
McGregor Quits UFC 329 After 69 Seconds With Leg Injury, Handing Holloway TKO Win
3 articles · Updated · ESPN · Jul 12
Summary
69 seconds into his UFC 329 comeback, Conor McGregor collapsed after landing awkwardly on his right leg during a jump-kick attempt, and the referee stopped the fight against Max Holloway.
Holloway was awarded a first-round TKO at 1:09 after McGregor twice tried to stand but kept dropping back to the canvas, clearly favoring the injured leg.
Dana White said doctors suspect a blown ACL, while McGregor later denied he entered the bout hurt and said the injury "came out of nowhere."
The stoppage spoiled McGregor's first Octagon appearance in more than five years after a broken leg, a canceled 2024 return against Michael Chandler, and a 1-3 skid in his previous four MMA fights.
For Holloway, the anticlimactic win closed a 13-year loop from his 2013 loss to McGregor, though the 170-pound rematch ended before either former featherweight champion could show much.