Conor McGregor calls for third UFC fight against Max Holloway in 2027
Star fighter wants another chance to take on Holloway after he sustained a knee injury at UFC 329 on July 11. Conor McGregor has laid
Star fighter wants another chance to take on Holloway after he sustained a knee injury at UFC 329 on July 11. Conor McGregor has laid out a long-term plan, seeking a â rematch of â his recent loss to Max Holloway in what would be the final bout of his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) deal. In â an Instagram post that references the UFCâs International Fight Week next July, McGregor wrote on Monday, âWhat was to be â a generational beating is now to be reset.
IFW 2027. The Last Dance.â Should McGregor oppose Holloway again, it would be the pairâs third matchup. In a welterweight fight at UFC 329 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 11, Holloway (28-9) won by technical knockout in just 69 seconds after McGregor (22-7) hurt his right knee on an early kick. The two fighters also squared off in August 2013, when McGregor won by unanimous decision.
McGregor, 38, is â due to have his torn anterior â cruciate ligament surgically repaired, which likely explains the long wait for the rematch. Even though the Irish fighter recently posted an Instagram video showing him going through leg â exercises, UFC president Dana White said on Sunday of McGregor, âConor McGregorâs out for â a year.â The July 11 contest was â McGregorâs first action in the Octagon in five years, since a technical knockout loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in Las Vegas.
McGregor has lost each of his past three bouts and four of the past five. Holloway, a 34-year-old Honolulu native, dropped a unanimous decision to Charles Oliveira at UFC 326 in March in Las Vegas before bouncing back to defeat McGregor.
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