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Conor McGregor to make UFC return with Max Holloway rematch

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Conor McGregor set for UFC return with Max Holloway rematchConor McGregor set for UFC return with Max Holloway rematch

Conor McGregor poses during a ceremonial weigh in for UFC 264 at T-Mobile Arena on July 09, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stacy Revere/Getty Images/AFP 

Conor McGregor will return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship Octagon for the first time in five years when he takes on Max Holloway in a non-title rematch on July 11 in Las Vegas, UFC said Saturday.

Ireland’s McGregor, a former two-weight champion and still one of UFC’s most famous and bankable fighters, hasn’t fought since suffering a broken leg in a loss to Dustin Poirier on July 10, 2021.

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READ: Conor McGregor suspended 18 months over missed drug tests

July’s return at UFC 329 will be a rematch of his second UFC fight, in August of 2013, when McGregor beat Holloway in Boston despite suffering a torn knee ligament during the bout.

The 37-year-old Dubliner had withdrawn from a planned comeback fight in June of 2024 with a toe injury.

Max Holloway UFC rematch vs Conor McGregorMax Holloway UFC rematch vs Conor McGregor

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 13: Max Holloway reacts to defating Justin Gaethje in their BMF title fight at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Carmen Mandato / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

McGregor has dealt with multiple issues outside the Octagon.

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In 2024 he was found liable and ordered to pay around $250,000 damages to a woman who accused him of rape in Ireland.

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READ: Conor McGregor forced to withdraw from UFC 303 due to broken toe

In December, a woman who accused McGregor of sexually assaulting her at an NBA game in Miami dropped her civil lawsuit against him, authorities having already declined to pursue criminal charges.

A month earlier, McGregor was suspended for 18 months after missing three drug tests in a 12-month period, escaping a longer ban after Combat Sports Anti-Doping said he cooperated with their investigation into the missed tests.

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UFC announced the bout during the first MMA promotion by YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions outfit, a card in Los Angeles highlighted by Ronda Rousey’s return against Gina Carano.



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Lightning sign veteran defenceman John Carlson to two-year deal

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This is just Carlson’s third NHL team across his 17-year career, as the longtime Washington Capitals defenceman was dealt to the Anaheim Ducks ahead of last season’s trade deadline. 

Carlson, 36, was dealt to the Carolina Hurricanes before free agency opened, but the two sides could not agree on terms for a contract.

Carolina sent the 192nd-overall pick in the 2026 draft and minor-league defenceman Kyle Masters to Anaheim to get a shot at negotiating with Carlson early.

The Ducks used the 192nd pick to take WHL forward Noah Kosick.

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