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Conor McGregor will return to action for the first time in five years when he faces Max Holloway in a welterweight bout at UFC 329 in Las Vegas on 11 July.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 37-year-old Irishman has not fought since breaking his leg in defeat by Dustin Poirier<\/a> in 2021.<\/p>\n He was scheduled to return against American Michael Chandler<\/a> in 2024 but pulled out just over two weeks prior to the bout after breaking his toe.<\/p>\n The fight with Holloway is a rematch of their featherweight bout in 2013, which McGregor won on points.<\/p>\n Liverpudlian Paddy Pimblett will also fight at UFC 329 at the T-Mobile Arena, taking on Frenchman Benoit Saint-Denis in his first bout since losing to Justin Gaethje<\/a> in January.<\/p>\n Also in action is British flyweight Lone’er Kavanagh<\/a> who faces Brandon Royval and the unbeaten Luke Riley who fights Kai Kamaka at featherweight.<\/p>\n Holloway, 34, is a difficult return opponent for McGregor as the Hawaiian has consistently competed at the highest level at lightweight in recent years.<\/p>\n One of the biggest MMA stars in history, McGregor has 22 wins and six defeats since making his debut in 2008.<\/p>\n McGregor was the UFC’s first simultaneous two-weight world champion after winning titles at featherweight in 2015 and lightweight in 2016, but his career has been dogged by controversy in recent years.<\/p>\n Last year he accepted an 18-month ban<\/a> for violating the UFC’s anti-doping policy after missing three drugs tests within a 12-month period in 2024.<\/p>\n The ban, which was backdated to the third missed test in September 2024, concluded in March.<\/p>\n