Conor McGregor Claims He Is the Greatest Featherweight of All Time Ahead of UFC Return
McGregor says his win over Holloway and a five-year layoff still make him the division’s top featherweight as he returns to the Octagon.
- Conor McGregor returns to the Octagon on July 11 to face Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 329 at T-Mobile Arena, marking his first appearance since July 2021.
- McGregor owns a 2013 victory over Holloway, though the American has since established himself as one of the division's most decorated fighters.
- Training at Straight Blast Gym in Dublin, McGregor claimed he is the greatest featherweight and said he has "taken into this camp fuel to my fire."
- The scene for UFC 329 may look different from McGregor's heyday, as the Irish superstar faces questions about his motivation while Holloway has reached legendary status as the BMF titleholder.
- Five years have passed since McGregor last fought, a period marked by civil liability in Dublin and reports of waning motivation, as he aims to reinforce his legacy at 145 pounds.
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Conor McGregor ties UFC 329 return to his featherweight legacy
Conor McGregor’s return at UFC 329 is officially a welterweight assignment, but the argument he is carrying into the fight belongs to a different division. McGregor will face Max Holloway on Saturday in a non-title headliner, ending an absence from the Octagon that dates back to July 2021. The matchup is not being staged at featherweight, yet McGregor has framed it as a chance to strengthen his case in one of MMA’s most debated historical catego…
Conor McGregor makes bold greatest featherweight claim before UFC 329 comeback
Conor McGregor believes his return to the UFC will strengthen his claim as the greatest featherweight in the promotion's history, despite competing at welterweight.The former two-division champion...
Conor McGregor is back. The Irishman is already in Las Vegas despite rumors that The Notorious had had a physical problem because it did not appear in the chapters of the UFC documentary about Fight Week. Everything is ready for the Dublinian to measure himself to an already known enemy, Max Holloway. They both shared octagon 13 years ago in a totally different weight division than they will face next Saturday, the penweight.A weight category th…
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