UFC 329 Results: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 — Live Full Card Recap

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UFC 329 is live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Conor McGregor returns to the Octagon for the first time in years, running it back with Max Holloway in a welterweight showdown that has the whole sport locked in. International Fight Week is here. Results update live as each fight wraps.

Main Card

Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway — Welterweight Main Event

Result: Max Holloway def. Conor McGregor via TKO at 1:09, Round 1

A heartbreaking end to McGregor’s long-awaited comeback. The Notorious blew out his knee on the very first kick of the fight, crumpling to the canvas. Holloway landed follow-up strikes and referee waved it off at 1:09 of Round 1. McGregor will now face an uncertain future as he recovers from another devastating leg injury.

Benoit Saint Denis vs Paddy Pimblett — Lightweight Co-Main Event

Result: Paddy Pimblett def. Benoit Saint Denis via Submission at 0:50, Round 1

The Baddy delivered one of the biggest upsets of the night. Pimblett put the heavily-favored “God of War” to sleep in just 50 seconds, catching Saint Denis with a rear naked choke to send the T-Mobile Arena into pandemonium. It was Pimblett’s most emphatic UFC performance yet.

Cory Sandhagen vs Mario Bautista — Bantamweight

Result: Mario Bautista def. Cory Sandhagen via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Bautista got his revenge in a tight three-round battle. He wobbled Sandhagen with a left hook in Round 3 and poured on the ground-and-pound, but Sandman survived to the final bell. All three judges gave the nod to Bautista in one of the tightest fights on the card.

Brandon Royval vs Lone’er Kavanagh — Flyweight

Result: Royval def. Kavanagh via Submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:40, Round 3

Raw Dawg Royval gutted out a tough flyweight war before locking in the rear-naked choke deep in round three. Kavanagh pushed the pace throughout but Royval’s grappling proved the difference in a fight that had title implications written all over it.

King Green vs Terrance McKinney — Lightweight

Result: Green def. McKinney via TKO (body punch and punches) at 4:59, Round 1

King Green stunned the hard-hitting McKinney with body work before closing the show with ground punches in the final seconds of the round. A massive lightweight statement win for Green, who came into this one with the BMF title in his sights.

Prelims

Robert “The Reaper” Whittaker vs Nikita “The Miner” Krylov — Light Heavyweight

Result: Whittaker def. Krylov via TKO at 1:01, Round 3

Whittaker struggled early as Krylov outwrestled him in the first round, but Bobby Knuckles turned it around with sharp jabs and crisp combinations in round two. In the third, he landed a devastating right hand that badly wobbled Krylov, forcing him to quit. A statement light heavyweight debut for The Reaper.

Gable Steveson vs Elisha Ellison — Heavyweight

Result: Gable Steveson def. Ellison via KO at 2:31, Round 1

The Olympic gold medalist needed exactly 2:31 to make his statement. Steveson swarmed Ellison with clinch knees to the head, body kicks, and looping hooks before putting him away. Dominant, efficient, and exactly what the hype promised — the heavyweight division has a new name to watch.

Cody Garbrandt vs Adrian Yanez

Result: Adrian Yanez def. Cody Garbrandt via TKO at 2:47, Round 1

Yanez put Garbrandt on the canvas with a right hand to the temple, followed it up with a crushing right hook, and that was it. The former champion never recovered. After the loss, Garbrandt removed his gloves in the Octagon — a retirement signal that spoke louder than anything said in the post-fight. This might be the last time we see No Love in the UFC.

Luke Riley vs Kai Kamaka III

Result: Luke Riley def. Kai Kamaka III via TKO (Punches) at 3:03, Round 1

Riley walked through everything Kamaka had. After eating early leg kicks, he pressed forward and landed a right hand that cracked Kamaka and put him on the canvas. Uppercuts, a knee to the head, and follow-up hooks — the ref had seen enough. The 13-0 record stays clean.

Riley walked through everything Kamaka had. After eating early leg kicks, he pressed forward and landed a right hand that cracked Kamaka and put him on the canvas. Uppercuts, a knee to the head, and follow-up hooks — the ref had seen enough. The 13-0 record stays clean and Riley just made the biggest statement of his young career.

Early Prelims

Tracy Cortez vs Wang Cong — Women’s Flyweight

Result: Wang Cong def. Cortez via Unanimous Decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)

Wang Cong was the busier and more accurate fighter throughout all three rounds, using her striking volume and ring generalship to edge out a clean unanimous decision. Cortez had her moments but couldn’t sustain the pressure needed to turn the tide. A solid result for the Chinese standout.

Damian Pinas vs Cesar Almeida

Result: Damian Pinas def. Cesar Almeida via KO at 4:44, Round 1

Pinas made a statement in his UFC debut. He found a home for a clean shot late in the first round and Almeida went down and out. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu threat from Almeida never materialized — Pinas kept it standing and got the finish he needed.

Farid Basharat vs John Garza

Result: Farid Basharat def. John Garza via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Basharat stayed unbeaten but had to work for it. Garza pushed him more than the 15-0 record might suggest, taking one judge to 29-28, but Basharat controlled enough of the fight to take the decision. The prospect pedigree holds up — now the question is what level of competition comes next.

Ryan Gandra vs Zachary Reese

Result: Ryan Gandra def. Zachary Reese via TKO (Left Hook), Round 1

Gandra opened up with early pressure and found the mark with a clean left hook that dropped Reese and forced the stoppage. The nine-fight win streak is now ten. Gandra looks like someone the matchmakers will need to take seriously at middleweight.

Alessandro Costa vs Cody Durden

Result: Alessandro Costa def. Cody Durden via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 2:19, Round 2

Costa did exactly what his record suggests he can do. He dragged Durden to the mat in the second and locked in a rear-naked choke that Durden had no answer for. Clean finish, and Costa gets the win he needed to stay relevant at flyweight.

Results updated live as fights conclude. Refresh for the latest.

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