McGregor to make UFC return after five years for Holloway rematch in Vegas

[p]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.[/p][p]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beat Holloway in Boston despite suffering a torn knee ligament during the bout.[/p][p]The 37-year-old Dubliner had withdrawn from a planned comeback fight in June of 2024 with a toe injury.[/p][embed guid="30276612-85a2-44a7-a03d-f1eaafc6cd0f" url="https://x.com/ufc/status/2055836068432519479?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]McGregor has dealt with multiple issues outside the Octagon.[/p][p]In 2024, he was found liable and ordered to pay around $250,000 damages to a woman who accused him of rape in Ireland.[/p][p]Then this past 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.[/p][p]A month earlier, McGregor was suspended for 18 months after missing three drug tests in 12 months, escaping a longer ban after Combat Sports Anti-Doping said he cooperated with their investigation into the missed tests.[/p][p]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.[/p]