'Embarrassing': Conor McGregor's instant knee injury at UFC 329 leaves MMA world dumbfounded

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Conor McGregor’s comeback fight at UFC 329 won’t soon be forgotten. Unfortunately, that’s not a good thing.

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After five years away from MMA, McGregor appeared to suffer a devastating knee injury in the opening exchange of Saturday’s UFC 329 rematch against Max Holloway inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. McGregor attempted to fight through his misfortune, but ultimately referee Mike Beltran was forced to wave off the contest after just 69 seconds.

The outcome is not only a brutal blow for the UFC, which banked its biggest live gate in company history with UFC 329, per UFC CEO Dana White, but also an anticlimactic end to the ongoing saga of the biggest star MMA has ever produced. McGregor’s return bout had been a major storyline in the sport since his 2021 trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier ended in the former two-division champion suffering a gruesome broken leg.

McGregor, 37, entered Saturday night with two bouts remaining on his UFC contract and was expected to return again sometime in early 2027. That target date, of course, is now in jeopardy as the Irishman seeks likely treatment on his right knee.

Unsurprisingly, the disappointing end to McGregor vs. Holloway 2 elicited plenty of reaction from fellow UFC fighters and McGregor rivals alike, ranging from suspicion amid today’s gambling-obsessed sports world to empathy and delight over the Irishman’s misfortune. A sampling of that reaction can be seen below.

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