Conor McGregor is officially back.
The former two-division champion stepped to the scale for the first time in five years, and successfully made weight, coming in at 170.5 pounds (making use of a one-pound allowance for a non-title bout) for his welterweight rematch against Max Holloway (170) that headlines UFC 329 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. McGregor previously defeated Holloway in August 2013, when the two were up-and-coming prospects in the featherweight division.
Holloway was the first fighter to weigh-in Friday morning, followed by Cory Sandhagen and then McGregor.
When McGregor steps into the octagon Saturday, it marks his first appearance since he broke his leg in a loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021. He was previously scheduled to return in a fight against Michael Chandler at UFC 303 in June 2024, but was forced to withdraw from that bout due to a toe injury. McGregor has also dealt with legal issues outside of the competition, including being found liable for sexual assault in a civil suit in November 2024.
Co-main event lightweight contenders Benoit Saint Denis and Paddy Pimblett also successfully made weight, both making use of the one-pound allowance for a non-title fight and registering at 156.
All 28 fighters competing Saturday successfully made weight.
See UFC 329 official weigh-in results below.
Main Card (Paramount+ at 9 p.m. ET)
Conor McGregor (170.5) vs. Max Holloway (170)
Benoit Saint Denis (156) vs. Paddy Pimblett (156)
Cory Sandhagen (135.5) vs. Mario Bautista (135.5)
Brandon Royval (125) vs. Lone’er Kavanagh (126)
King Green (155.5) vs. Terrance McKinney (156)
Preliminary Card (Paramount+ at 7 p.m. ET)
Nikita Krylov (205.5) vs. Robert Whittaker (205.5)
Gable Steveson (241) vs. Elisha Ellison (236)
Cody Garbrandt (136) vs. Adrian Yanez (136)
Luke Riley (146) vs. Kai Kamaka III (146)
Early Prelims (Paramount+ at 5 p.m. ET)
Tracy Cortez (126) vs. Wang Cong (125.5)
Damian Pinas (185.5) vs. Cesar Almeida (186)
Farid Basharat (136) vs. John Garza (135.5)
Ryan Gandra (185.5) vs. Zach Reese (184.5)
Alessando Costa (126) vs. Cody Durden (125.5)
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