UFC 329
| UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 11, 2026 | |||
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on July 11, 2026, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[1]
Background
[edit]The event is scheduled to be held during the UFC's annual International Fight Week. The 2026 UFC Hall of Fame induction ceremony is scheduled to take place on July 9, 2026.[2]
A welterweight bout between former UFC Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor and fellow former featherweight champion Max Holloway is scheduled to headline the event.[3] This will be McGregor's first appearance since he broke his leg at UFC 264 in July 2021, and it will also mark Holloway's debut in the welterweight division.[3] They previously fought in August 2013 at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen in a featherweight bout early in their UFC careers, where McGregor won via unanimous decision.[4]
A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards and Daniel Rodriguez was reportedly linked to the event.[5] However, Rodriguez was instead scheduled to face another opponent at another date.[6]
A bantamweight bout between Farid Basharat and Ethyn Ewing is scheduled for the event.[7] The bout was originally booked for UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi three weeks prior, but was moved to this event for undisclosed reasons.[8]
Fight card
[edit]| Main card (Paramount+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Conor McGregor | vs. | Max Holloway | ||||
| Lightweight | Benoît 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 (Paramount+) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Robert Whittaker | vs. | Nikita Krylov | ||||
| Heavyweight | Gable Steveson | vs. | Elisha Ellison | ||||
| Bantamweight | Cody Garbrandt | vs. | Adrian Yañez | ||||
| Featherweight | Luke Riley | vs. | Kai Kamaka III | ||||
| Early preliminary card (Paramount+) | |||||||
| Women's Flyweight | Tracy Cortez | vs. | Wang Cong | ||||
| Middleweight | Damian Pinas | vs. | César Almeida | ||||
| Bantamweight | Farid Basharat | vs. | Ethyn Ewing | ||||
| Middleweight | Ryan Gandra | vs. | Zachary Reese | ||||
| Flyweight | Ode' Osbourne | vs. | Cody Durden | ||||
Announced bouts
[edit]- Lightweight bout: King Green vs. Terrance McKinney[7]
- Bantamweight bout: Farid Basharat vs. Ethyn Ewing[7]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Nolan King (2026-03-25). "Slew of UFC dates official, including likely International Fight Week card". usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2026-04-05). "UFC announces 14th International Fight Week: UFC 329, Hall of Fame, more". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ^ a b Donagh Corby (2026-05-16). "Conor McGregor v Max Holloway 2 confirmed for UFC 329: Dana White trolls Francis Ngannou ring walk with massive news". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ^ Dave Doyle (2013-08-17). "UFC Fight Night 26 results: Conor McGregor dominates Max Holloway". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ^ Ryan Harkness (2026-04-15). "Daniel Rodriguez goes from Mexican jail to top ten opponent at UFC 329". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
- ^ Marcel Droff (2026-05-25). "Uroš Medić gets main event at home against Daniel Rodriguez". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
- ^ a b c Alexander Behunin (2026-06-05). "Banger! King Green vs. Terrance McKinney added to UFC 329". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ^ Alexander Behunin (2026-05-05). "Top prospect Ethyn Ewing collides with another undefeated fighter at UFC Vegas 119". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ^ "UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
