{"id":2438,"date":"2026-07-10T05:05:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T05:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2438"},"modified":"2026-07-10T05:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T05:05:27","slug":"max-holloway-set-for-ufc-329-rematch-with-conor-mcgregor-in-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2438","title":{"rendered":"Max Holloway set for UFC 329 rematch with Conor McGregor in Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; Excitement is building for the rematch between Max Holloway and Conor McGregor at UFC 329.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2436\">Hanalei restaurant owner reveals new details honoring murder victim\u2019s life<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The two titans of mixed martial arts will clash on Saturday, July 11, in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>A fight over a decade in the making, the two squared off in 2013 \u2014 with McGregor winning via unanimous decision.<\/p>\n<p>This was prior to either fighter holding a UFC title, with the bout setting the course for both fighters\u2019 accomplished careers.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou live, you learn, you know? Every loss to us is a learning experience and that\u2019s all it was,\u201d Holloway said. \u201cI got to do some great things after that. He did some great things and we\u2019re here now 13 years later, and I\u2019m excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rematch will be fought at the welterweight division with the Waianae native fighting at 170 pounds for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Holloway is preparing for the main event without a severe weight cut. He also brought in former UFC welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena to help him adjust to the new weight class.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were only supposed to train together for a week. We loved it so much, he ended up staying for a second week,\u201d Holloway said. \u201cI think so bringing him in was huge. It was good fun, and we\u2019ll get to find out Saturday night. It\u2019s gonna be fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Holloway has been one of the more active fighters in the UFC while on the other side of the octagon, McGregor hasn\u2019t fought since 2021 after suffering a lower leg injury.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2434\">Pearl City junkyard hit with $475,000 in fines<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For Holloway, that doesn\u2019t change his approach to the fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s doing all the right things,\u201d Holloway said. \u201cSo I\u2019m getting ready for the most dangerous Conor McGregor we ever saw, and nobody\u2019s telling me otherwise, \u2018cause once you start overlooking people, things don\u2019t go too well for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McGregor opened his press conference with: \u201cHallelujah, the Mac is back.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The notorious McGregor has never been shy about sharing his opinion, but during UFC 329 media day, a more reserved McGregor even praised his opponent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has a deep body of work inside the octagon, fought many a man,\u201d McGregor said of Holloway. \u201cIt\u2019s a great opponent, a great event, great fight week, great international fight week. I\u2019m very, very happy here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McGregor still had to dispel chatter of his long absence from the fight game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are entitled to their opinion. Some are valid, you know, there\u2019s some questions. Time out, injury, lifestyle, yadda yadda yadda, I know,\u201d McGregor said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to go in Saturday night and shut them all up again.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Despite the colossal hype and fanfare for this fight, Holloway is looking at it as an opportunity to avenge one of his first losses in the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just big,\u201d Holloway said. \u201cI finally get the right or wrong and I\u2019m looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UFC 329 begins Saturday at 11 a.m. Hawaii time with the early prelims. The main card is set to start at 3 p.m. Hawaii time, streaming on Paramount+.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2433\">Spotlight Now wants your questions for Hawaii\u2019s lieutenant governor candidates<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fight over a decade in the making, the two squared off in 2013 \u2014 with McGregor winning via unanimous decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Max Holloway set for UFC 329 rematch with Conor McGregor in Las Vegas - Hawaii Moving Insider<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2438\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Max Holloway set for UFC 329 rematch with Conor McGregor in Las Vegas - 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