Conor McGregor calls for third UFC fight against Max Holloway in 2027

Star combatant wants different accidental to instrumentality connected Holloway aft helium sustained a genu wounded astatine UFC 329 connected July 11.

Conor McGregor has laid retired ‌a semipermanent plan, seeking a ⁠rematch of ⁠his caller nonaccomplishment to Max Holloway successful what would beryllium the last bout of his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) deal.

In ⁠an Instagram station that references the UFC’s International Fight Week adjacent July, McGregor wrote connected Monday, “What was to beryllium ⁠a generational beating is present to beryllium reset. IFW 2027. The Last Dance.”

Should McGregor reason Holloway again, it would beryllium the pair’s 3rd matchup.

In a welterweight combat astatine UFC ‌329 successful Las Vegas, Nevada, connected July 11, Holloway (28-9) won by method knockout successful conscionable 69 seconds aft McGregor (22-7) wounded his close genu connected an aboriginal kick.

The 2 fighters besides squared disconnected successful August 2013, erstwhile McGregor won by unanimous decision.

McGregor, 38, is ⁠due to person his torn anterior ⁠cruciate ligament surgically repaired, which apt explains the agelong hold for the rematch.

Even though the Irish combatant precocious posted an Instagram video showing him going done limb ⁠exercises, UFC president Dana White said connected Sunday of McGregor, “Conor McGregor’s retired for ⁠a year.”

The July 11 contention was ⁠McGregor’s archetypal enactment successful the Octagon successful 5 years, since a method knockout nonaccomplishment to Dustin Poirier astatine UFC 264 successful Las Vegas. McGregor ‌has mislaid each of his past 3 bouts and 4 of the past five.

Holloway, a 34-year-old Honolulu native, ‌dropped ‌a unanimous determination to Charles Oliveira astatine UFC 326 successful March successful Las Vegas earlier bouncing backmost to decision McGregor.

McGregor, with reddish gloves, was injured successful the archetypal circular against Max Holloway successful their welterweight bout astatine UFC 329 astatine T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, US, connected July 11, 2026 [Mark J Rebilas/Imagn Images via Reuters]