Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway II: Fight date, venue, ring walk time, undercard, tale of the tape & more
Everything you need to know as Conor McGregor prepares to make his return to the UFC more than five years since his last fight when he rematches Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 311.
Last time McGregor was seen inside the Octagon he suffered a devastating leg break in the first round of his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier in July of 2021.
Since then the UFC's first simultaneous two-weight world champion has remained outside of competition, with a scheduled clash with Michael Chandler in the summer of 2024 not materialising after McGregor was forced to withdraw due to injury.
Now nearly five years to the day from that fateful night at UFC 264, McGregor will step foot inside the cage once more, taking on former featherweight champion Max Holloway on International Fight Week at 170lbs.
Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway 2 - All you need to know
Date: | Saturday 11th July 2026 |
Fight: | Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway |
Approx Ring Walk Time: | 04:00 Sunday 12th July (BST) |
Weight Class: | Welterweight |
Titles: | N/A |
Referee: | N/A |
Promoters: | UFC |
Venue: | T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
TV Channel: | TNT Sports |
Fight Date
Conor McGregor's showdown with Max Holloway will take place on at UFC 329 Saturday 11th July, with the fight getting underway in the early hours of the following morning for UK fans.
The UFC have historically stacked cards during International Fight Week and this year's event appears to be no different, with the likes of Paddy Pimblett, Leon Edwards, Robert Whittaker, and Cory Sandhagen joining McGregor and Holloway.
Ring Walks & Fight Time
While fight times are yet to be announced for UFC 329, we can estimate based on previous UFC events in Las Vegas that McGregor should take to the Octagon around 04:00 BST.
That figure is eight hours ahead of the local time zone, which in Las Vegas, Nevada is Pacific Daylight Time.
Venue
The full UFC 329 card will take place at the 20,000-capacity T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas strip.
Since it opened in 2016 the venue has been the site of some of the biggest nights in the promotions history, including McGregor's record-breaking showdown against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 228.
Odds
Tale of the Tape
Conor McGregor | Max Holloway | |
Record: | 22-6 | 27-9 |
Age: | 37 | 34 |
Birthplace: | Dublin, Ireland | Honolulu, Hawaii |
Height: | 5′ 8″ / 173cm | 5′ 11″ / 180cm |
Stance: | Southpaw | Orthodox |
Last Fight: | Loss (TKO) vs Dustin Poirier (Jul 21) | Loss (UD) vs Charles Oliveira (Mar 26) |
Finish%: | 90.90% | 51.85% |
Alias: | 'Notorious' | 'Blessed' |
Full fight card
Main card:
Weight class | Fight |
Welterweight | Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway |
Lightweight | Benoit Saint Denis vs Paddy Pimblett |
Bantamweight | Cory Sandhagen vs Mario Bautista |
Flyweight | Brandon Royval vs Lone’er Kavanagh |
Lightweight | King Green vs Terrance McKinney |
Preliminary card:
Light Heavyweight | Robert Whittaker vs Nikita Krylov |
Heavyweight | Gable Steveson vs Elisha Ellison |
Bantamweight | Cody Garbrandt vs Adrian Yanez |
Featherweight | Luke Riley vs Kai Kamaka III |
Women’s Flyweight | Tracy Cortez vs Wang Cong |
Middleweight | Damian Pinas vs Cesar Almeida |
Bantamweight | Farid Basharat vs Ethyn Ewing |
Middleweight | Ryan Gandra vs Zachary Reese |
