McGregor returns to face Holloway in welterweight clash at UFC 329

All 26 fighters on the UFC 329 card weighed in Friday morning in Las Vegas, headlined by former two-division champion Conor McGregor and former featherweight champion Max Holloway, who meet in a welterweight contest on Saturday night.

McGregor and Holloway first fought at UFC 196 in March 2016, when McGregor defeated Holloway by unanimous decision at featherweight. Their rematch comes at a heavier weight class, with both men required to hit the scale at 171 pounds or less for the non-title bout.

The co-main event pairs Benoit Saint Denis against Paddy Pimblett in a lightweight contest, with both fighters needing to come in under 156 pounds. It is one of the most anticipated lightweight matchups on the card, pitting the hard-hitting French finisher against the unbeaten Liverpool fan favourite.

Elsewhere on the main card, Cory Sandhagen takes on Mario Bautista at bantamweight, Brandon Royal meets Lone’er Kavanagh, and King Green faces Terrance McKinney in what promises to be a lively lightweight scrap.

The preliminary card features a notable middleweight contest between Nikita Krylov and former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker, as well as a bantamweight bout between Cody Garbrandt and Adrian Yanez. Olympic wrestling gold medallist Gable Steveson also appears on the prelims against Elisha Ellison.

The early preliminary card rounds out the 26-fighter bill with bouts at flyweight, middleweight, bantamweight, and lightweight.