UFC 329
2026 mixed martial arts event
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UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on July 11, 2026, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[1]
| UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 | ||||
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The poster for UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 11, 2026 | |||
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event is scheduled to be held during the UFC's annual International Fight Week. The 2026 UFC Hall of Fame induction ceremony is scheduled to take place on July 9, 2026.[2]
A welterweight bout between former UFC Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor and fellow former featherweight champion Max Holloway is scheduled to headline the event.[3] This will be McGregor's first appearance since he broke his leg at UFC 264 in July 2021, and it will also mark Holloway's debut in the welterweight division.[3] They previously fought in August 2013 at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen in a featherweight bout early in their UFC careers, where McGregor won via unanimous decision.[4] Maurício Ruffy is expected to serve as backup and potential replacement for this fight.[5]
A welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards and Daniel Rodriguez was reportedly linked to the event.[6] However, Rodriguez was instead scheduled to face another opponent at another date.[7]
A bantamweight bout between Farid Basharat and Ethyn Ewing was scheduled for the event.[8] The bout was originally booked for UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi three weeks prior, but was moved to this event for undisclosed reasons.[9] However, Ewing had to withdraw for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer John Garza.[10][11]
A flyweight bout between Cody Durden and Ode' Osbourne was scheduled for the event.[12] However, Osbourne had to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Alessandro Costa.[13][14]
Fight card
| Main card (Paramount+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Conor McGregor | vs. | Max Holloway | ||||
| Lightweight | Benoît Saint Denis | vs. | Paddy Pimblett | ||||
| Bantamweight | Cory Sandhagen | vs. | Mario Bautista | ||||
| Flyweight | Brandon Royval | vs. | Lone'er Kavanagh | ||||
| Lightweight | King Green | vs. | Terrance McKinney | ||||
| Preliminary card (Paramount+) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Robert Whittaker | vs. | Nikita Krylov | ||||
| Heavyweight | Gable Steveson | vs. | Elisha Ellison | ||||
| Bantamweight | Cody Garbrandt | vs. | Adrian Yañez | ||||
| Featherweight | Luke Riley | vs. | Kai Kamaka III | ||||
| Early preliminary card (Paramount+) | |||||||
| Women's Flyweight | Tracy Cortez | vs. | Wang Cong | ||||
| Middleweight | Damian Pinas | vs. | César Almeida | ||||
| Bantamweight | Farid Basharat | vs. | John Garza | ||||
| Middleweight | Ryan Gandra | vs. | Zachary Reese | ||||
| Flyweight | Alessandro Costa | vs. | Cody Durden | ||||
