Manager: McGregor had no knee injury prior to short UFC bout in Las Vegas

Sunday, July 12, 2026 | 6:34 p.m. Conor McGregor's manager asserted on social media Sunday that the fighter entered his UFC 329 bout with Max Holloway without any prior knee injury. McGregor's first fight in five years lasted just 1 minute and 9 seconds after he suffered a knee injury while attempting an opening roundhouse kick. “That opening leap power footwear was drilled regular for months, aggregate times successful warmup. Never an issue,” John Kavanagh wrote connected Facebook. “Knee went erstwhile helium (threw) the precise archetypal kick. Doesn’t get immoderate worse than this.” McGregor's highly anticipated return to the octagon ended in disappointment when he awkwardly landed on his right knee in the opening seconds of Saturday's fight. He tried to continue but went to the mat twice more before the referee halted the scheduled five‑round bout. Both McGregor and UFC President Dana White said after the fight that there was no pre‑existing injury to the knee.