Overview
- Max Holloway was awarded a TKO victory at 1:09 of round one after Conor McGregor suffered an apparent right-knee injury early in the UFC 329 main event.
- McGregor appeared to injure the knee when landing a jumping roundhouse kick, staggered and fell multiple times, and the referee stopped the fight when he could not continue.
- UFC CEO Dana White said doctors at the arena suspect a torn anterior cruciate ligament, but imaging and a surgeon’s report are still needed to confirm the extent of the damage.
- McGregor left T-Mobile Arena under his own power, declined in-cage interviews, and both he and coach John Kavanagh denied any pre-existing knee problem, saying the kick had been drilled in camp.
- The sudden injury ends McGregor’s five-year comeback night and puts high-profile commercial plans, contract leverage and any rematch or trilogy talks on hold pending medical updates and recovery time.