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McGregor Injured Again: UFC 329 Ends in Disappointment
21 Jul
Summary
- Conor McGregor suffered a torn ACL and meniscus early in his UFC 329 return fight.
- Joshua Van won the men's flyweight title after Alexandre Pantoja's injury.
- Tom Aspinall's title defense at UFC 321 ended due to an eye poke.
Conor McGregor's return to the Octagon at UFC 329 ended abruptly due to a torn right ACL and meniscus, sustained seconds into his bout with Max Holloway. This marks the second consecutive fight for McGregor to end unsatisfyingly due to a non-contact injury, following a broken tibia and fibula in July 2021.
Recent UFC history has seen several marquee fights conclude with unexpected or anticlimactic results. At UFC 323 on December 6, 2025, Joshua Van became the men's flyweight champion after Alexandre Pantoja suffered an arm injury early in their co-main event bout. This followed a no-contest ruling at UFC 321 on October 25, 2025, when Tom Aspinall's heavyweight title defense against Ciryl Gane ended due to an accidental eye poke.
Further disappointing outcomes include the cancellation of Erin Blanchfield vs. Maycee Barber at UFC Fight Night on May 31, 2025, due to Barber's medical emergency. The women's flyweight championship bout between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko 2 on September 16, 2023, resulted in a split draw, while the men's light heavyweight championship fight between Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 282 on December 10, 2022, also ended in a split draw.
