Conor McGregor will tonight discover how much of the old magic is left as he returns to the cage after a five-year absence. The Irishman shot to prominence when he captured first featherweight and then lightweight gold in the UFC. But his defeat by Floyd Mayweather - and his £100million cheque - proved to be the beginning of a dramatic and lengthy downfall. He has won only one fight since that 2017 crossover bout - and that came six years ago against an overmatched Donald Cerrone.
McGregor's last outing saw him break his leg in his trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier in 2021. He threatened a comeback two years ago but was forced to pull out of his clash with Michael Chandler after breaking his toe in training. He will finally make the walk to the cage tonight as he takes on Max Holloway, and here is everything you need to know, including how to watch on Sky.
How to watch and stream McGregor vs Holloway on Sky TV
Watch UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2 exclusively live on TNT Sports Box Office via HBO Max, EE TV, Virgin Media TV, Prime Video and Sky. For more information go to tntsports.co.uk/boxoffice. UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2 can also be watched via HBO Max, EE TV, Virgin Media TV, Prime Video and Sky:
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- Virgin Media TV customers in the UK: customers with a TiVo and/or V6 set-top-box should visit the On-Demand section and choose Live Events; customers with a Virgin TV 360 and/or Stream set-top-box should go to the Pay Per View Events rail.
What time will McGregor vs Holloway start in the UK?
The main event between Conor McGregor and Max Holloway will likely start shortly after 4am on Sunday in the UK. The main card is due to start at 2am and consists of four three-round fights and the five-round co-main event between Paddy Pimblett and Benoit Saint Denis. All fight times are subject to change.
Full UFC 329 fight card, running order and start times
Main card
- Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway - 4.15am
- Benoit Saint Denis vs Paddy Pimblett - 3.30am
- Cory Sandhagen vs Mario Bautista - 3am
- Brandon Royval vs Lone'er Kavanagh - 2.30am
- King Green vs Terrance McKinney - 2am
Preliminary card
- Robert Whittaker vs Nikita Krylov - 1.30am
- Gable Steveson vs Elisha Ellison - 1am
- Cody Garbrandt vs Adrian Yanez - 12.30am
- Luke Riley vs Kai Kamaka III - 12am
Early preliminary card
- Tracy Cortez vs Wang Cong - 11.40pm
- Damian Pinas vs Cesar Almeida - 11.15pm
- Farid Basharat vs John Garza - 10.50pm
- Ryan Gandra vs Zachary Reese - 10.25pm
- Alessandro Costa vs Cody Durden - 10pm
Quotes corner
Conor McGregor: "You didn't lay a glove on me last time, you're not gonna lay a glove on me this time. This is a different animal coming back. I've got a lot to prove here, and who am I proving it to? To myself! So, you're up against it."
Max Holloway: "I'm going to go in there and put paws on him. You know, I want to make him wish that he didn't come back. Actually, no, I'm not going to make him wish that. I'm going to make him think that he can do it one more time, so we can rematch at the end of the year."
