Overview
- Max Holloway said Tuesday in multiple interviews that he has started camp for a Conor McGregor rematch and that nothing is signed, calling the matchup a huge opportunity for International Fight Week.
- The fight is widely rumored to headline UFC 329 on July 11 in Las Vegas, yet the UFC has not announced the bout or sent Holloway a formal offer.
- A new EA Sports UFC 6 trailer opened with a Holloway–McGregor sequence that depicted a Holloway knockout, which fueled fresh fan speculation about a real rematch.
- UFC president Dana White said in April that talks for McGregor’s return were looking good, though he shared no specifics on opponents or a main event.
- Reactions are split, with Chael Sonnen saying the matchup lacks clear stakes as McGregor returns from a 2021 leg break and Holloway looks to rebound after losing the UFC’s BMF bragging-rights belt to Charles Oliveira.