Conor McGregor will make his long-awaited return to UFC in July, it has been announced.
The former featherweight and lightweight champion has not fought in the octagon since July 2021, when he suffered a broken leg at the end of the first round against Dustin Poirier.
McGregor will headline UFC 329 in Las Vegas on July 11, three days before his 38th birthday, when he takes on American Max Holloway, UFC chief executive Dana White has announced.
It will be a rematch 13 years after they first met, with McGregor earning a unanimous decision victory in Boston in 2013.
British star Paddy Pimblett is also on the card for UFC 329, taking on Benoît Saint Denis in the lightweight division.
McGregor was scheduled to return against Michael Chandler in 2024, but the fight was cancelled when McGregor sustained a broken toe.
Last October, McGregor accepted an 18-month doping ban, backdated to September 2024, for three failures of the whereabouts system, but he is now eligible to compete again.
Last year McGregor lost his appeal against a civil jury’s finding in favour of Dublin woman Nikita Hand, who accused him of rape.
Additional reporting by Press Association.
