MMA News — July 4, 2026: Countdown to McGregor vs. Holloway 2 at UFC 329

MMA News Roundup · Saturday, July 4, 2026

Happy Fourth of July. The UFC is between events this holiday weekend, but the biggest fight of the summer is now just one week out. Here is where the MMA world stands heading into International Fight Week.

UFC 329 is one week away: McGregor returns to face Holloway

The countdown is on. Next Saturday, July 11, Conor McGregor makes his long-awaited return to the Octagon against Max Holloway in a welterweight main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas — a rematch more than a decade in the making after their 2013 featherweight bout. It is McGregor's first walk to the cage in years, and he is moving up to 170 pounds to do it. Holloway, one of the most active and durable strikers in the sport, arrives as a very live threat. Fight Week festivities take over Las Vegas in the coming days.

Last time out: Fiziev stops Torres in Baku

The most recent UFC card, UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres, went down June 27 at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the main event, Rafael Fiziev got back in the win column with an early second-round knockout of Manuel Torres — a spinning wheel kick and follow-up strikes — reminding the lightweight division of his dangerous striking.

Still buzzing: the White House card

The talk of the summer remains UFC Freedom 250, the historic June 14 event held on the South Lawn of the White House. In the main event, Justin Gaethje dethroned previously unbeaten Ilia Topuria, with Topuria's corner stopping the bout after the fourth round to crown Gaethje the undisputed lightweight champion — a signature moment on one of the most unusual stages in the sport's history.

The mindset takeaway

McGregor's return is the ultimate test of presence under pressure: years away from competition, a new weight class, and the brightest lights in the sport. Whatever your feelings on the man, the lesson is universal — preparation and composure beat hype every time. We will have a full UFC 329 recap next week.

Sources

• UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres (June 27)
• CBS Sports — 2026 UFC event schedule (McGregor vs. Holloway)
• UFC Freedom 250 (White House card)
• ESPN — UFC 2026 schedule & UFC.com events

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