Pros react after Max Holloway defeats Conor McGregor at UFC 329

Tonight’s UFC 329 event was headlined by a highly anticipated rematch between Conor McGregor and Max Holloway.

McGregor and Holloway had originally met way back in August of 2013 in a featherweight contest, with ‘Notorious’ emerging victorious by unanimous decision. This time around their fight was taking place at welterweight.

Conor McGregor (22-7 MMA) was competing for the first time since July of 2021, where he suffered a first-round TKO loss at the hands of longtime rival Dustin Poirier. The Irish star earned his most recent win back at UFC 246 in January of 2020, when he defeated Donald Cerrone via first-round TKO.

Meanwhile, Max Holloway (28-9 MMA) had entered tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after losing his BMF title to Charles Oliveira in his most recent effort this past March at UFC 326. Prior to that setback, ‘Blessed’ was coming off a unanimous decision victory over Dustin Poirier.

Tonight’s UFC 329 main event did not result in the fight everyone was hoping for. An obviously eager Conor McGregor ran out from his corner and through a flying kick. However, on the landing his knee appeared to buckle, and he was never able to recover from the injury. Despite trying to return to his feet and continue battling on multiple occasions, McGregor’s knee just couldn’t hold up and the referee mercifully stepped in to stop the fight.

Official UFC 329 Results: Max Holloway def. Conor McGregor via TKO (injury) in Round 1

Check out how the pros reacted to ‘McGregor vs. Holloway 2’ below:

Jumping kick did it ?

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) July 12, 2026

Told you Conor would never fight again!

— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) July 12, 2026

Good for max he make a baggg

— C H🖕🏽T O🇪🇨V E R A (@chitoveraUFC) July 12, 2026

Didn’t he tear his acl first time they fought ?

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) July 12, 2026

Bro wtf just happened. That’s the most embarrassing thing in the world to happen.

— Kevin Lee MTP (@MoTownPhenom) July 12, 2026

Wow that’s unfortunate and very disappointing!!!

— Jamahal Hill (@JamahalH) July 12, 2026

Who's more mad right now? Dana White or Connor fans?! 🤯#ufc329 #connormcgregor #maxholloway #sad #wasteofmoney

— Corey 'Overtime' Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) July 12, 2026

Are they gonna do a trilogy now?

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) July 12, 2026

Iron shin bone and iron knee tendon will be back

— Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) July 12, 2026

Jokes aside, feel bad for Conor. Not the way the fight should have ended. #UFC329

— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) July 12, 2026

Que chato! Que vacilo! Chute tosco! E aí burrice? Ou o acontece?

— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) July 12, 2026

Weirdly I feel bad for Conor.

— Bo Nickal (@NoBickal) July 12, 2026

Who would you like to see Holloway fight next following his victory over McGregor this evening in Las Vegas? Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!