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Conor McGregor is seeking a rematch of his caller nonaccomplishment to Max Holloway successful what would beryllium nan last bout of his UFC deal.
In an Instagram station Monday that references nan UFC’s International Fight Week adjacent July, McGregor wrote, “What was to beryllium a generational beating is now to beryllium reset. IFW 2027. The Last Dance.”
Should McGregor fight Holloway again, it would beryllium nan pair’s 3rd matchup.
In a welterweight conflict at UFC 329 in Las Vegas connected 11 July, Holloway (28-9) won by method knockout successful just 69 seconds aft McGregor (22-7) wounded his correct knee connected an early kick.
The 2 fighters besides squared disconnected successful August 2013, erstwhile McGregor won by unanimous decision.
McGregor, a 38-year-old Irishman, is owed to person his torn anterior cruciate ligament surgically repaired, which apt explains nan agelong hold for nan rematch.
Even though McGregor recently posted an Instagram video showing him going done limb exercises, UFC president Dana White said Sunday of McGregor, “Conor McGregor’s retired for a year.“
The 11 July conflict was McGregor’s first action successful nan octagon successful 5 years, since breaking his near limb successful a 2021 conclusion to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 successful Las Vegas. McGregor has mislaid each of his past three bouts and 4 of nan past five.
McGregor had been nan UFC’s astir marketable prima earlier that injury, successful 2016 becoming nan first to clasp 2 titles simultaneously astatine different weights. He reportedly earned much than $100m aft losing a boxing superfight against Floyd Mayweather Jr successful 2017.
McGregor was besides embroiled successful aggregate lawsuits during his clip distant from nan octagon, and became aligned pinch hard-right figures during an aborted run for nan Irish presidency.
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 conclusion McGregor.
