McGregor's Manager Says Fighter Had No Knee Injury Prior to Short Bout with Max Holloway
McGregor said he had no injury before the fight and blamed the knee failure on the opening exchange, while UFC doctors suspect an ACL tear.
- On Saturday, July 11, Conor McGregor suffered a first-round TKO loss to Max Holloway at UFC 329 in Las Vegas after injuring his right knee just 69 seconds into the main event.
- Speculation regarding a pre-existing injury arose after McGregor stumbled before entering the cage, but he denied these claims on Sunday, insisting he was sharp and ready throughout training camp.
- UFC President Dana White assumes a blown ACL, echoing former NFL team physician David Chao, though Dr. Brian Sutterer suggests a meniscus injury is more likely, potentially requiring six months of rehabilitation.
- Describing the experience as "hell," McGregor wrote on Sunday that "My head gasket is gone," while closing his social media posts with a message professing his Christian faith.
- Despite the disappointing result, Holloway has already offered to wait until 2027 for a rematch, while McGregor remains undeterred and focused on returning to the Octagon.
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McGregor's manager says fighter had no knee injury prior to short
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor’s manager said in a social media post Sunday that fighter did not have a previous knee injury prior to his shortened UFC 329 fight with Max Holloway. McGregor’s first fight in five years lasted just 1:09 due to a knee injury sustained while attempting an opening roundhouse kick. “That opening jump switch kick was drilled daily for months, multiple times in warmup. Never an issue,” John Kavanagh wrote on Facebook .…
McGregor’s manager says fighter had no knee injury prior to short bout with Max Holloway
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor's manager said in a social media post Sunday that fighter did not have a previous knee injury prior to his shortened UFC 329 fight with Max Holloway.
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McGregor's manager says fighter had no knee injury prior to short bout with Max Holloway
Conor McGregor’s manager said in a social media post Sunday that fighter did not have a previous knee injury prior to his shortened UFC 329 fight with Max Holloway. McGregor’s first fight in five years lasted just 1:09 due to…
McGregor says knee fine before first-kick injury, vows return
And the Irish star who lost in 69 seconds at UFC 329 in Las Vegas vowed to make another comeback once he recovers from his latest setback. McGregor injured himself when he planted his right leg to make a leaping roundhouse kick at the start of the bout, falling to the mat for the first of three times before the fight was stopped. "I was so sharp and so ready for this fight I cannot believe what has happened," McGregor posted on X on Sunday after…
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Conor McGregor couldn’t believe his five-year return to the octagon ended the way it did on Saturday night in UFC 329 against Max Holloway. But Joe Rogan said it was a “crazy” move that he tried in the opening round that cost him. “He just tried a crazy move. He tried a jumping roundhouse kick,” Rogan said during the UFC broadcast after the main event ended. “… if you don’t land in a good way, with a supporting way, you put so much pressure on t…
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