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Dylan Bowker - July 8, 2026 at 3:02 PM PDT // 0 Comments

Max Holloway has established himself as one of the UFC’s top stars of this generation but there was a time where he was PFL bound before Dustin Poirier altered his course. This was touched on ahead of Holloway’s looming rematch with Conor McGregor set for UFC 329 on Saturday, July 11th. During an interview conducted by Megan Olivi for the official UFC social channels, ‘Blessed’ delved into how he signed with the Professional Fighters League and why he never ultimately stepped into the Smart Cage, as Holloway said,

Curtis Calhoun - July 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM PDT // 0 Comments

UFC superstar Conor McGregor doesn’t believe Jon Jones deserves to be at the top of the heap when discussing the all-time greatest fighters. Ahead of Conor McGregor’s return to the Octagon this weekend at UFC 329, the former two-division UFC champion continues to make headlines. McGregor will fight former BMF titleholder Max Holloway in the UFC 329 main event this Saturday; his first fight in five years.

Curtis Calhoun - July 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM PDT // 0 Comments

UFC superstar Conor McGregor gave welterweight titleholder Islam Makhachev rare praise after years of bad blood with him and his team. Conor McGregor will return to the Octagon this weekend against Max Holloway at UFC 329. In a welterweight bout against the former BMF titleholder, McGregor will make his first walk to the Octagon in five years.

BJPENN.COM Staff - July 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM PDT // 0 Comments

Two-sport ONE World Champion Stella Hemetsberger makes the first defense of her ONE Women’s Strawweight Muay Thai World Title against Natalia Diachkova at ONE Fight Night 46 in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, August 14. The bout headlines the card from Lumpinee Stadium, broadcasting live on Prime Video. Hemetsberger arrived on the ONE Friday Fights series in late 2024 and needed just three fights to land a US$100,000 contract. She turned that opportunity into history soon after.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 8, 2026 at 12:06 PM PDT // 0 Comments

Paddy Pimblett questions if Arman Tsarukyan even wants to return to the Octagon at this point. Pimblett is one of the top contenders in the 155-pound division, but he did slip a bit when he fell short in his bid for interim UFC gold against Justin Gaethje back in January. Tsarukyan is the general consensus No. 1 contender, but Pimblett isn’t so sure he should get the next lightweight title fight given his MMA inactivity.

Dylan Bowker - July 8, 2026 at 12:03 PM PDT // 0 Comments

Mario Bautista is lined up for a high stakes fight this weekend and a former UFC champ who has been guiding him sees this as a moment that can catapult Bautista to a title shot in his own right. Bautista will run it back in a rematch with Cory Sandhagen at UFC 329 and looks to defeat the first man to beat him in pro MMA when they run it back on July 11th. Benson Henderson is largely coaching and guiding the careers of certain individuals and Mario Bautista stands out among that crop of talent at The MMA Lab which is ample. from what I can tell a fair bit. Bendo is a former WEC and UFC lightweight champ and sees Bautista as UFC champion caliber, having touted that for quite a while now. When breaking down the consequential contest at bantamweight in the Bautista vs. Sandhagen II on Saturday night, Henderson said [via Bowks Talking Bouts],

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 8, 2026 at 11:25 AM PDT // 0 Comments

Conor McGregor has no love lost for Khabib Nurmagomedov in his latest rant about his old foe. McGregor is set to make his comeback fight against Max Holloway at UFC 329 on Saturday, but most fans expected “The Eagle’s” name to be brought up during fight week at some point. That moment occurred during the popular Irishman’s interview with Complex. McGregor was asked to rank MMA legends on an all-time list, and things went awry quickly when Nurmagomedov was mentioned.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 8, 2026 at 10:45 AM PDT // 0 Comments

Conor McGregor will be returning to the Octagon on Saturday for the first in five years, and he says it took some soul-searching to get to this point. McGregor is set to collide with Max Holloway in the final bout on the UFC 329 card in Las Vegas. The “Notorious” one hasn’t seen active pro MMA competition since suffering a broken leg against Dustin Poirier in 2021. Fans expected to see McGregor back in 2024, but an injury setback led to disappointment.

Harry Kettle - July 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM PDT // 0 Comments

UFC veteran Kevin Holland has revealed how many fights he’d like to have before eventually retiring from mixed martial arts. When you talk about entertaining performers in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Kevin Holland is right up there with the best of them. He always goes out to the cage with the intention of putting on a show and more often than not, he’s able to deliver.

Harry Kettle - July 8, 2026 at 8:36 AM PDT // 0 Comments

Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt has looked ahead to his possible retirement from mixed martial arts. This weekend, Cody Garbrandt will face off against Adrian Yanez in a really intriguing bantamweight clash. It comes just a few months after Cody got back on the winning trail with a unanimous decision victory over Xiao Long at UFC 326.

Curtis Calhoun - July 8, 2026 at 8:30 AM PDT // 0 Comments

UFC lightweight star Paddy Pimblett leads the way for wagers you should place for UFC 329 this weekend in Las Vegas. UFC 329 is days away as former two-division champion Conor McGregor, one of the most beloved figures in Mixed Martial Arts history, prepares to return to the Octagon against former BMF titleholder Max Holloway. It’ll mark McGregor’s first fight since injuring his leg against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264.

Cole Shelton - July 8, 2026 at 6:11 AM PDT // 0 Comments

The UFC is in Las Vegas on Saturday for a stacked UFC 329 card that serves as International Fight Week. In the co-main event, lightweight contenders throw down as Benoit Saint Denis takes on Paddy Pimblett. Heading into the fight, Saint Denis is a -146 favorite while the Scouser is a +114 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the bout at UFC 329, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions for the lightweight scrap. The pros believe Pimblett can pull off the upset win and beat Saint Denis in what should be a fan-friendly fight.

Harry Kettle - July 9, 2026

UFC newcomer Gable Steveson is focused on Elisha Ellison despite the hype surrounding his future in the promotion. On Saturday night at UFC 329, Gable Steveson will make his long-awaited debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Despite being just 3-0 in his mixed martial arts career, Gable has generated a great deal of buzz courtesy of his amazing stint in amateur wrestling.

Harry Kettle - July 9, 2026

UFC star Conor McGregor continues to plead his innocence despite being found liable in his civil sexual assault case. On Saturday night, Conor McGregor will make his return to the Octagon for the first time in five years. He will collide with Max Holloway, and while it may be taking place at welterweight, many believe that Max is the favorite given the amount of time that the Irishman has been away from active competition.

Cole Shelton - July 9, 2026

Terrance McKinney wants to make a statement at UFC 329. McKinney is set to open up the UFC 329 main card against King Green in what should be a fan-friendly fight for however long it lasts. When McKinney got the fight offer to fight on a Conor McGregor card and against an opponent like Green, it was an immediate yes, despite it being on rather short notice.

Cole Shelton - July 8, 2026

Conor McGregor sent a violent message to Max Holloway ahead of his return at UFC 329. McGregor is set to end his five-year-long-layoff in the main event of UFC 329 on Saturday in a highly anticipated welterweight bout against Holloway. Although the Irishman enters the bout as the underdog, he has full confidence that he will be able to beat Holloway and plans to do it violently.

Curtis Calhoun - July 8, 2026

Conor McGregor’s longtime coach John Kavanagh blames himself for his star protege’s sudden withdrawal from UFC 303. It’s been five years since Conor McGregor fought inside the UFC Octagon. The long wait for the former two-division UFC champion to return to the cage will end this weekend at UFC 329, as McGregor fights Max Holloway in the main event.

Dylan Bowker - July 8, 2026

Mario Bautista is locked in and dedicated heading into UFC 329, but that is something that’s consistent throughout his whole career, per a training partner at The MMA Lab. This was touched on by Bryan Battle, who prepares to fight Dalton Rosta in the headliner of PFL Charlotte on August 7th. Battle trains with some of the best in mixed martial arts, and Mario Bautista is someone who stands out among a stacked gym at The MMA Lab. When asked for his thoughts on the Cory Sandhagen rematch set for UFC 329, Battle said [via Bowks Talking Bouts],

Dylan Bowker - July 8, 2026

Conor McGregor headlines UFC 329 this weekend, and a standout PFL fighter questions some of the activity that the Irishman got up to during his half-decade on the sidelines. The referenced combatant is Johnny Eblen, who has a rematch with Impa Kasanganay set for PFL Austin on July 18th for interim middleweight gold. A prior PFL fight of Eblen’s received a particular bit of derision from McGregor as a fighting modality that the former two-division UFC champ doesn’t want to see in the sport. When asked for his thoughts on ‘The Notorious’ returning for a sequel clash with Max Holloway on July 11th, Eblen said [via Bowks Talking Bouts],

Dylan Bowker - July 8, 2026

Max Holloway has established himself as one of the UFC’s top stars of this generation but there was a time where he was PFL bound before Dustin Poirier altered his course. This was touched on ahead of Holloway’s looming rematch with Conor McGregor set for UFC 329 on Saturday, July 11th. During an interview conducted by Megan Olivi for the official UFC social channels, ‘Blessed’ delved into how he signed with the Professional Fighters League and why he never ultimately stepped into the Smart Cage, as Holloway said,

Curtis Calhoun - July 8, 2026

UFC superstar Conor McGregor gave welterweight titleholder Islam Makhachev rare praise after years of bad blood with him and his team. Conor McGregor will return to the Octagon this weekend against Max Holloway at UFC 329. In a welterweight bout against the former BMF titleholder, McGregor will make his first walk to the Octagon in five years.

Cole Shelton - July 8, 2026

Mario Bautista is excited to get the chance to right the wrong of his UFC debut. Bautista stepped up on short notice in his debut back in January of 2019 against Cory Sandhagen, and he suffered a first-round submission loss. Since then, the two have both become title contenders, but since the loss, Bautista knew he and Sandhagen were bound to meet again.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 8, 2026

Paddy Pimblett questions if Arman Tsarukyan even wants to return to the Octagon at this point. Pimblett is one of the top contenders in the 155-pound division, but he did slip a bit when he fell short in his bid for interim UFC gold against Justin Gaethje back in January. Tsarukyan is the general consensus No. 1 contender, but Pimblett isn’t so sure he should get the next lightweight title fight given his MMA inactivity.

Dylan Bowker - July 8, 2026

Mario Bautista is lined up for a high stakes fight this weekend and a former UFC champ who has been guiding him sees this as a moment that can catapult Bautista to a title shot in his own right. Bautista will run it back in a rematch with Cory Sandhagen at UFC 329 and looks to defeat the first man to beat him in pro MMA when they run it back on July 11th. Benson Henderson is largely coaching and guiding the careers of certain individuals and Mario Bautista stands out among that crop of talent at The MMA Lab which is ample. from what I can tell a fair bit. Bendo is a former WEC and UFC lightweight champ and sees Bautista as UFC champion caliber, having touted that for quite a while now. When breaking down the consequential contest at bantamweight in the Bautista vs. Sandhagen II on Saturday night, Henderson said [via Bowks Talking Bouts],