{"id":5527,"date":"2026-07-10T05:04:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T05:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5527"},"modified":"2026-07-10T05:04:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T05:04:55","slug":"conor-mcgregor-confident-for-rematch-with-max-holloway-as-the-two-headline-ufc-329-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5527","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor confident for rematch with Max Holloway, as the two headline UFC 329 on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>LAS VEGAS (AP) \u2014 Conor McGregor said he is ready for his return to the Octagon.<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old Irishman is also convinced he\u2019ll have his way with Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 329 at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5525\">Phillies\u2019 Bryce Harper and Cardinals\u2019 Jordan Walker latest confirmed participants in Home Run Derby<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The two will meet in a welterweight bout, as McGregor will compete for the first time in more than five years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHallelujah!\u201d McGregor exclaimed on Wednesday. \u201cThe Mac is back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McGregor earned a unanimous decision over Holloway in a featherweight clash in 2013, when neither was an MMA megastar.<\/p>\n<p>In the blink of an eye, McGregor\u2019s star rose.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, he admitted he got caught up in his own stardom after winning UFC belts in two weight classes and becoming one of the biggest names in combat sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI launched an Irish whiskey,\u201d McGregor said. \u201cI didn\u2019t drink heavily, if at all, at that time of my life. I was an athlete at the top of my game. Next thing you know, thousands upon thousands of bottles (are) in my garage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d\u2018Sell this, Conor.\u2019 OK, I\u2019d leave my property with two bottles under my arm, and that was it. I was caught. And I wasn\u2019t used to it. And that\u2019s it. God gave me these lessons. That\u2019s it. I was trapped and caught, and it is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Easier said than done, perhaps, as the controversial former champion has navigated in and out of multiple controversies and legal issues over the past several years, including a rape case in which he was found civilly liable in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors declined to charge him criminally, and McGregor doubled down on Wednesday that he will be vindicated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m an innocent man, and I\u2019ll stand for my innocence until the day I go out,\u201d he said. \u201cThat is still a situation where I fight. There\u2019s a reason it didn\u2019t go where it went and went to a civil trial. It is what it is. It stings deep. I continue to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, McGregor (22-6) will face his biggest fight in years against a vengeful Holloway (27-9), whose last fight ended with a unanimous decision loss at the hands of Charles Oliveira on March 7.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5523\">Falls Lake roughly five feet low despite three inches of rain during recent storms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>McGregor, who last fought on July 10, 2021, spoke confidently about his comeback.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWeight\u2019s on point, body\u2019s on point, mind\u2019s sharper than ever, plan is laid set, and I\u2019m ready to go to war,\u201d he said. \u201cI plan to contort Max\u2019s body into such uncomfortable positions and have my way with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McGregor suffered a horrific broken leg in his last match, his trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier, and then withdrew from his scheduled fight against Michael Chandler at UFC 303 due to a broken pinky toe.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Holloway has fought eight times since McGregor\u2019s last fight, is out to avenge his loss to Oliveira, and is still thinking about exacting revenge from 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to go in there and put paws on him,\u201d the 34-year-old Holloway said. \u201cI\u2019m going to make him wish that he didn\u2019t come back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActually, no. I\u2019m not going to make him wish that. I\u2019m going to make him think he can do it one more time, so we can rematch at the end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Co-headlining the card is Benoit Saint Denis (17-3-0) and Paddy Pimblett (23-4-0) in a battle of top-10 lightweights, both of whom are hoping to position themselves for a title shot.<\/p>\n<p>Saint Denis, 30, has turned in consecutive stoppage wins over Kyle Prepolec, Mauricio Ruffy, Beneil Dariush and Dan Hooker. The Frenchman is 9-2 in the UFC lightweight division. Pimblett, meanwhile, opened 2026 with a loss to new champion Justin Gaethje in their interim title clash that headlined UFC 324 in January. It brought an end to the 31-year-old Liverpool native\u2019s nine-fight winning streak.<\/p>\n<p>The main card will get underway in the lightweight division with King Green (35-17) facing Terrance McKinney (18-8). Former title challenger Brandon Royval (17-9) will meet Lone\u2019er Kavanagh (10-1) in a flyweight match. 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