McGregor vs. Holloway 2

Conor McGregor (22-6) returns to the Octagon for the first time in nearly five years against former Featherweight and BMF Champion Max Holloway (27-9) in a five-round Welterweight main event. The two originally met in 2013 at Featherweight, with McGregor winning via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 26. Since 2021, McGregor has been sidelined by a broken leg, an 18-month USADA suspension, and a string of off-cage controversies. Holloway is coming off his own setback, a lopsided decision loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 326 in March, but he's still a heavy favourite. It's a big risk for McGregor's return fight. A win could propel him straight into a title fight with current Lightweight Champion Ilia Topurua, but it's a big ask for McGregor to beat one of the best strikers in the UFC in his return fight.

Paddy Pimblett Back in Action

Paddy "The Baddy" Pimblett (23-4) makes his first appearance since suffering his first UFC defeat, a unanimous decision loss to Justin Gaethje in January's interim Lightweight title fight at UFC 324. He takes on Benoît "God of War" Saint-Denis (17-3) in the co-main event. Saint Denis arrives in red-hot form with four straight wins, most recently finishing Dan Hooker at UFC 325 in January, and is currently ranked fifth in the Lightweight division. Pimblett, ranked sixth, needs a convincing performance here to stay in the title conversation. Saint-Denis poses a difficult style matchup for him; this is far from an easy bounce back fight.

Bantamweight Rematch

Cory Sandhagen (18-6) and Mario Bautista (17-3) run it back in a rematch from their 2019 encounter, where Sandhagen submitted Bautista in round one. Both men have come a long way since then, Sandhagen most recently challenged Merab Dvalishvili for the Bantamweight title, while Bautista has built himself into a top-eight contender with wins over the likes of José Aldo and Patchy Mix.

Flyweight Title Implications

Brandon Royval and Lone'er Kavanagh meet in a Flyweight bout that has big title implications. Kavanagh is coming off a breakout win over Brandon Moreno earlier this year, and a victory over the experienced Royval would make him near-impossible to ignore in the title conversation.

Also on the Card

• Robert Whittaker vs. Nikita Krylov — Light-Heavyweight
• Gable Steveson vs. Elisha Ellison — Heavyweight
• Cody Garbrandt vs. Adrian Yañez — Bantamweight
• Tracy Cortez vs. Wang Cong — Women's Flyweight
• Kai Kamaka III vs. Luke Riley — Featherweight
• Damian Pinas vs. César Almeida — Middleweight
• Cody Durden vs. Ode' Osbourne — Flyweight
• Ryan Gandra vs. Zachary Reese — Middleweight

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