What a disaster. After a five-year absence from the Octagon, Conor ‘The Notorious’ McGregor injured his right knee in the opening seconds of his return for Saturday’s UFC 329 headliner vs. former featherweight champion Max Holloway. McGregor darted toward Holloway with a jumping switch kick to start the fight, but he landed awkwardly and briefly … Holloway TKOs injured McGregor early in R1
MMA | Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway MMA Stadium 123 Main St 11:20pm Saturday 11th Fighters Total Odds Conor McGregor O 2.5 244 Max Holloway U 2.5 -312
The long-awaited return of Conor ‘The Notorious’ McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) has finally arrived. The 37-year-old Irishman will make his first walk to the Octagon in five years tonight when he takes on Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway in a rematch more than a dozen years in the making. As of early this morning, most books … Edwards: UFC 329 Primer with Picks
MMA | Max Holloway vs Conor McGregor MMA Stadium 123 Main St 8:00am Saturday 11th Fighters Total Odds Max Holloway O 2.5 -236 Conor McGregor U 2.5 189
MMA insider Ariel Helwani continues to insist that the UFC is almost ready to announce that Conor McGregor will make his Octagon return against Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway in the UFC 329 headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 11. BetOnline is buying what Helwani is selling, posting betting odds for this potential matchup. … Holloway heavily favored vs. McGregor at BetOnline
Ilia Topuria will defend his featherweight title for the first time against former 145-pound kingpin Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway in the UFC 308 main event on Oct. 26 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The 27-year-old Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) won the belt by scoring a second-round knockout win over Alexander Volkanovski, who had been … Topuria-Holloway will headline UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi
As of Friday, eight days ahead of UFC 303 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Diego Lopes (24-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC) was listed as a -135 to -150 favorite vs. Brian ‘T-City’ Ortega in the show’s co-main event. Ortega was a +125 underdog at BetMGM. Lopes, the UFC’s 14th-ranked featherweight, has ripped off three straight … Edwards likes Ortega in UFC 303 co-main event
The main event for UFC 302 on June 1 at Prudential Arena in Newark, New Jersey, is now official, with lightweight champion Islam Makhachev set to take on third-ranked contender Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier. BetRivers opened Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) as a -400 ‘chalk’ vs. Poirier, who is a +280 underdog. DraftKings opened Makhachev … UFC 302 Odds: Makhachev opens as a massive favorite vs. Poirier
We’re merely nine sleeps away from UFC 300 on April 13 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The promotion is set to release its Countdown Show later this morning on its YouTube page. There are 12 current and former champions competing on the card, and this video released a week ago chronicles the closing sequences … UFC 300 trailers released
Ilia Toporia is the new featherweight champion after scoring a second-round knockout win over Alexander Volkanovski in this past Saturday’s UFC 298 main event at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The 27-year-old Spaniard knocked Volk out cold with a violent right hand to hook up his betting supporters as a +115 to +128 (BetRivers) underdog. … Toporia ends Volk’s featherweight reign with R2 KO
Dustin Poirier beat Max Holloway by unanimous decision to win the interim lightweight title at UFC 236. Israel Adesanya won the interim middleweight strap by decision over Kelvin Gastelum.