{"id":38447,"date":"2026-05-25T23:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Conor-McGregor-pleased-with-contract-ahead-of-UFC-return-Ive-got-a-great-deal-201319"},"modified":"2026-05-25T23:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:00:27","slug":"conor-mcgregor-pleased-with-contract-ahead-of-ufc-return-ive-got-a-great-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/conor-mcgregor-pleased-with-contract-ahead-of-ufc-return-ive-got-a-great-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor pleased with contract ahead of UFC return: &#8216;I\u2019ve got a great deal&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <center><!--PICTURE R--><\/p>\n<div class=\"pointer\">\n<center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/conor-mcgregor-pleased-with-contract-ahead-of-ufc-return-ive-got-a-great-deal.jpg\" width=\"640\" class=\"Picture\"\/><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Conor McGregor will return to action at UFC 329 on July 11. |<br \/>\nGetty\/UFC<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--\/PICTURE R--><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Everything is in place for <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Conor-McGregor-29688\">Conor<br \/>\nMcGregor<\/a> to make his first Octagon appearance since July<br \/>\n2021.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor will face <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Max-Holloway-38671\">Max<br \/>\nHolloway<\/a> in a rematch at <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-329-July-11-111889\">UFC 329<\/a><br \/>\non July 11 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. While their first<br \/>\nmeeting was contested at 145 pounds, the return date will take<br \/>\nplace in the welterweight division. Perhaps most importantly, the<br \/>\nIrish star is happy with the financial terms that led to his<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUFC<\/a> return.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> &#8220;It&#8217;s like a musical \u2013 music to my ears, it is. I&#8217;m out so long,<br \/>\nfive years,\u201d McGregor told Mac Energy (via Championship Rounds).<br \/>\n\u201cMy body&#8217;s fresh. My mind is sharp. I&#8217;m ready to come back. I&#8217;ve<br \/>\ngot a great opponent. I&#8217;ve got a great deal off the UFC. I&#8217;m very,<br \/>\nvery happy, They honored me, finally.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;July 11, and the opponent is a man I&#8217;ve beaten before in <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Max-Holloway-38671\">Max<br \/>\nHolloway<\/a>. He&#8217;s an established fighter, an accomplished fighter,<br \/>\nformer UFC world champion, multiple time. So this is a quality<br \/>\nopponent, and our last bout was martial arts mastery by yours<br \/>\ntruly, so I plan on doing it again. I plan on showing my growth and<br \/>\nmy improvements in there, so I&#8217;m very, very excited for it.<br \/>\nPreparation is going very well. We&#8217;re living, breathing and<br \/>\nsleeping in the gym.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>New Media Rights Deal, New Contract?<\/h2>\n<p>The fact that McGregor is satisfied with his contract is no small<br \/>\nthing. The Dublin native indicated earlier this year that his old<br \/>\ndeal with the Las Vegas-based promotion was <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Conor-McGregor-Claims-UFC-Contract-is-Void-with-New-Paramount-Broadcast-Deal-199792\"><br \/>\n\u201dvoid&#8221;<\/a> due to the UFC\u2019s new media rights deal with Paramount.<br \/>\nMcGregor benefitted greatly from pay-per-view points in the past,<br \/>\nand those are gone now with all numbered UFC events available via<br \/>\nParamount+ for a monthly subscription fee.<\/p>\n<p>Despite suffering a torn ACL in the bout, McGregor defeated<br \/>\nHolloway via unanimous decision in their first meeting at UFC Fight<br \/>\nNight 26 on Aug. 17, 2013. The former UFC two-division champ has<br \/>\nteased a return on multiple occasions in recent years, but he still<br \/>\nhasn\u2019t fought since breaking his leg in a loss to <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Dustin-Poirier-50529\">Dustin<br \/>\nPoirier<\/a> at UFC 264. McGregor was scheduled to return against<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Michael-Chandler-50829\">Michael<br \/>\nChandler<\/a> at UFC 303, but he withdrew from the event on the week<br \/>\nof the fight due to a broken toe.<\/p>\n<p><center readability=\"4.5084507042254\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"11.476056338028\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Conor-McGregor-29688\">Conor<br \/>\nMcGregor<\/a> spoke about the <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Max-Holloway-38671\">Max<br \/>\nHolloway<\/a> rematch for the first time \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve got a great deal off the UFC. They honored me, finally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Preparation is going very well. We&#8217;re living, breathing, and<br \/>\nsleeping in the gym.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The opponent is a man that I&#8217;ve beaten before. Our last\u2026 <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AWcNvO78g9\">pic.twitter.com\/AWcNvO78g9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampRDS\/status\/2058748108914176027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><br \/>\nMay 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor will return to action at UFC 329 on July 11. | Getty\/UFC Everything is in place for Conor McGregor to make his first Octagon appearance since July 2021. McGregor will face Max Holloway in a rematch at UFC 329 on July 11 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. 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