Conor McGregor’s first fight in five years at UFC 329 turned out to be a massive disappointment.
Saturday’s headliner was supposed to mark a triumphant return for McGregor, who was paired up with longtime rival Max Holloway for a rematch that could have marked a turning point for both UFC legends; instead, the bout barely lasted a minute as McGregor appeared to injure himself before stepping into the octagon and then aggravate that injury further when he went for a flying kick as soon as the fight started.
McGregor was completely ineffective after that, unable to even stand up long enough to provide the slightest challenge to Holloway, who did his best to punch at his fallen opponent. Unfortunately for both fighters, it was clear McGregor couldn’t continue, leading to an injury stoppage that sucked the air out of Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena.
UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev might have summed it up best, writing on Twitter, “Conor beat Conor. Congrats, Max.”
See more pros reactions from social media below.
Conor beat Conor congrats Max
— Makhachev Islam (@MAKHACHEVMMA) July 12, 2026
Easy work for Max tonight. Conor beat himself
#UFC329— Diana Belbiță (@DianaBelbita) July 12, 2026
Told you Conor would never fight again!
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) July 12, 2026
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— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) July 12, 2026
That’s sad man. Acl in the first 5 seconds
— LERONE MURPHY (@LeroneMurphy) July 12, 2026
Wow that’s unfortunate and very disappointing!!!
— Jamahal Hill (@JamahalH) July 12, 2026
That pinky toe again?? #UFC329
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) July 12, 2026
Jokes aside, feel bad for Conor. Not the way the fight should have ended. #UFC329
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) July 12, 2026
Who’s more mad right now? Dana White or Connor fans?! 🤯#ufc329#connormcgregor#maxholloway#sad#wasteofmoney
— Corey ‘Overtime’ Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) July 12, 2026
Bro jumped 2 seconds into the fight and blew his knee???? Game speed is different than practice
— Kevin Lee MTP (@MoTownPhenom) July 12, 2026
Max had the easiest night a fighter ever had in history. Huge payday, no weight cut, didn’t have to throw a single punch and gets a W!!
— Kevin Lee MTP (@MoTownPhenom) July 12, 2026
Ain’t no way ……..
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) July 12, 2026
Making 30 million in under a minute is a wild dream 👀! #UFC329
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) July 12, 2026
Holloway pumped for the trilogy lol
— Matt “The Steamrolla”Frevola (@SteamRollaa) July 12, 2026
Good for max he make a baggg
— C H🖕🏽T O🇪🇨V E R A (@chitoveraUFC) July 12, 2026
Torn ACL on first kick. I know that feeling #UFC329
— Torrez Finney (@punishertorrez) July 12, 2026
Michael Chandler put a hex on this fight
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) July 12, 2026
Didn’t he tear his acl first time they fought ?
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) July 12, 2026
I kinda feel bad for him 😕
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) July 12, 2026
That was not part of the gameplan.
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) July 12, 2026
@BlessedMMAs aura tore Connors ACL
— Mike “Beast Boy” Davis (@MikeDavisMMA) July 12, 2026
Man… WTF. #WTF329
— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) July 12, 2026
That sucks 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) July 12, 2026
Weirdly I feel bad for Conor.
— Bo Nickal (@NoBickal) July 12, 2026
Well… that happened.
The first strike Conor McGregor throws is a flying kick.
His planting leg gives out on impact.
Fight, over.
MMA remains the most unforgiving sport in the world.
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) July 12, 2026
Iron shin bone and iron knee tendon will be back
— Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) July 12, 2026
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