Conor McGregor suffers early injury in return and loses to Max Holloway at UFC 329

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McGregor faced Max Holloway in Las Vegas, seeking his first victory since a 2020 TKO of Donald Cerrone

Five years on from his career-threatening leg break, The Notorious's fiercely anticipated comeback bout ended in 69 seconds with a defeat to Max Holloway.

Nevertheless, once the co-main event at UFC 329 began, his bout with Max Holloway quickly deteriorated.