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Max Holloway's Plea: The Moment a World Champion Had to Beg Conor McGregor to Show Up

Max Holloway's Plea: The Moment a World Champion Had to Beg Conor McGregor to Show Up

Jul 07, 2026 · conor-mcgregor, fighter-reliability
Days before UFC 329, Max Holloway did something that shouldn't have been necessary. He made a public plea to his opponent: "Please show up Saturday night." Not trash talk.
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Max Holloway Earned Black Belt From Charles Oliveira

Max Holloway Earned Black Belt From Charles Oliveira

Jul 01, 2026 · black-belt, charles-oliveira
Max Holloway's career took an interesting turn at UFC 326 when Charles Oliveira submitted him. Most fighters would dust that off and move on.
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McGregor vs Holloway Is 'All But Official' for UFC 329 — A 13-Year Rematch Where Both of Them Now Have a BJJ Black Belt

McGregor vs Holloway Is 'All But Official' for UFC 329 — A 13-Year Rematch Where Both of Them Now Have a BJJ Black Belt

Jun 17, 2026 · bjj-black-belt, conor-mcgregor
Thirteen years is a long time to wait for a rematch that nobody asked for. Then again, nobody asked for the first one to go three rounds either — and that one ended with Conor McGregor limping out of a Boston cage on a knee that popped in round two.
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Max Holloway Got His BJJ Black Belt the Hard Way — Charles Oliveira Submitted Him Into It. Now He's Fighting McGregor.

Max Holloway Got His BJJ Black Belt the Hard Way — Charles Oliveira Submitted Him Into It. Now He's Fighting McGregor.

Jun 13, 2026 · bjj-black-belt, charles-oliveira
When Charles Oliveira armbarred Max Holloway in 2019, nobody expected that seven years later, Holloway would be cashing that receipt against Conor McGregor. But here we are — Holloway just received his BJJ black belt from Rylan Lizares, and the timing couldn't be more poetic.
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Max Holloway Trained For McGregor With No Contract Signed — 'It Sucks. You Don't Have Nothing Signed or Whatever.'

Max Holloway Trained For McGregor With No Contract Signed — 'It Sucks. You Don't Have Nothing Signed or Whatever.'

Jun 02, 2026 · competition-results, conor-mcgregor
The UFC had already moved forward on nearly every front of a Conor McGregor comeback fight against Max Holloway—except the one that actually mattered to the fighter showing up to camp. The promotion had a video game cover courtesy of EA Sports.
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Paddy Pimblett vs Benoit Saint-Denis Made UFC 329 The Year's Most BJJ-Stacked Card—McGregor Noise Aside

Paddy Pimblett vs Benoit Saint-Denis Made UFC 329 The Year's Most BJJ-Stacked Card—McGregor Noise Aside

Jun 01, 2026 · athlete-news, benoit-saint-denis
When UFC 329 added Paddy Pimblett vs Benoit Saint-Denis at lightweight, it completed what quietly became the most BJJ-coded pay-per-view the company had built in years. Pimblett had been teasing the booking for weeks.
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McGregor vs Holloway 2 at UFC 329 Was the Most BJJ-Heavy Main Card in Years—and Nobody Saw It Coming

McGregor vs Holloway 2 at UFC 329 Was the Most BJJ-Heavy Main Card in Years—and Nobody Saw It Coming

Jun 01, 2026 · bjj, competition-results
When Dana White confirmed McGregor vs. Holloway 2 for UFC 329 on July 11 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas during International Fight Week, the MMA world did what it always does when McGregor's name gets attached to anything real.
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