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MMAExclusive: John Kavanagh on McGregor vs Holloway, the Five-Year Layoff, and What Comes Next
John Kavanagh sat down with Laura Sanko, exclusively for mixedmartialarts.com, days before McGregor vs Holloway. Five things came out of…
MMAKavanagh calls McGregor ‘unstoppable’ as UFC 329 Countdown builds the return narrative
The Irishman’s head coach used the promotion’s fight-week video to make a plain claim about condition and power. McGregor followed it with a refrain of his own: he isn’t talented, he’s obsessed.
MMAHolloway chases a moment that beats UFC 300 against McGregor, and sets his terms for it
The Hawaiian says a knockout of Conor McGregor on July 11 would eclipse the Gaethje moment he already owns. He is again offering the final ten seconds as an invitation, with published rules of engagement, and asking whether the Irishman will show up for it.
MMAMcGregor promises a masterpiece against Holloway, five years since his last walk to the octagon
The Irishman told The MacLife his camp was cut-corner free and unusually quiet. The rematch lands July 11 at T-Mobile Arena, at welterweight, thirteen years after the first meeting.
MMAUFC International Fight Week runs July 9 to 12 in Vegas with expanded schedule and McGregor return
The UFC’s 14th annual summer showcase runs four days, with a Hall of Fame class of Cruz, Johnson, Weidman, the Zhang vs. Jędrzejczyk Fight Wing induction, and Thomas Gerbasi’s posthumous Contributors nod preceding UFC 329 at T-Mobile Arena.
MMAUFC 329 preview: McGregor’s return meets Holloway’s welterweight debut
The July 11 card at T-Mobile Arena pairs a five-years-dormant McGregor with Holloway moving up to welterweight, with Pimblett bouncing back from his title-fight loss, Whittaker’s light heavyweight debut, and Gable Steveson’s first UFC walk. Holloway is the sportsbook favorite.
MMAJoe Lauzon signs with BKFC for Fenway Park debut, seven years after last UFC fight
The 42-year-old submission specialist returns at BKFC 92 on August 29 in a booking that has sparked genuine health-and-safety concerns even as it lands on the field where Ted Williams hit .406.
Usyk’s advisor floats Jon Jones alongside Wilder for Ukrainian’s US-based farewell fight
Durden signs four-fight UFC deal, gets Costa as late-replacement opponent at UFC 329
Ditcheva says she beats Shevchenko, but Kielholtz comes first on July 31
Fiziev knocks out Torres with second-round spinning wheel kick at UFC Baku
Aspinall confirms UFC talks, starts 12-week camp for Gane rematch with October likeliest landing
