# McGregor: ‘It has to be Max ’ for Final **URL:** \ **Category:** UltimateGround\ **Created:** [November 8, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.theonlyground.com/t/mcgregor-it-has-to-be-max-for-final/74935 "2026-11-08T16:45:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HongKongPhooey](https://forum.theonlyground.com/user_avatar/forum.theonlyground.com/hongkongphooey/32/490663_2.png) [@HongKongPhooey](https://forum.theonlyground.com/u/HongKongPhooey)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.theonlyground.com/t/mcgregor-it-has-to-be-max-for-final/74935/1 "2026-11-08T16:45:47Z")
> **[Conor McGregor: ‘It has to be Max Holloway’ for final UFC fight, issues...](https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/519891/conor-mcgregor-it-has-to-be-max-holloway-for-final-ufc-fight-issues-profane-warning-to-lower-level-fighters)** > > Conor McGregor has some unfinished business with Max Holloway ---
**Author:** ![HongKongPhooey](https://forum.theonlyground.com/user_avatar/forum.theonlyground.com/hongkongphooey/32/490663_2.png) [@HongKongPhooey](https://forum.theonlyground.com/u/HongKongPhooey)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.theonlyground.com/t/mcgregor-it-has-to-be-max-for-final/74935/2 "2026-11-08T16:45:57Z")
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**Author:** ![HongKongPhooey](https://forum.theonlyground.com/user_avatar/forum.theonlyground.com/hongkongphooey/32/490663_2.png) [@HongKongPhooey](https://forum.theonlyground.com/u/HongKongPhooey)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.theonlyground.com/t/mcgregor-it-has-to-be-max-for-final/74935/3 "2026-11-08T16:46:55Z")
Conor McGregor has some unfinished business with Max Holloway. After disaster struck in their rematch back in July with McGregor blowing out his knee with his first kick in the fight, the Irish superstar is now recovering from surgery with plans to return in 2027. In fact, McGregor expects his comeback to happen sooner than later and he doesn’t see any option as appealing as running it back with Holloway again. “It has to be Holloway,” McGregor said at the [BKFC Glasgow post-fight press conference](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYX0c57x6Eo). “Just do the f\*cking thing again. Just do the thing again. The guy didn’t engage once. He’s the one that called for the stoppage in the fight. He said ‘ref, ref!’ He’s the one stopping the fight. Imagine I just said ‘yay!’ and jumped the fence. I won! He doesn’t want to f\*cking fight. “On the one leg, he wasn’t coming near me. So shocking and so heartbreaking to me and I’m still f\*cking dealing with it. It has to be Holloway. Just f\*cking dust it off, re-do it.” Of course, Holloway has said he’s more than open to the idea of running it back with McGregor but it all comes down to timing. Initially, McGregor announced plans to return for International Fight Week in 2027, which would mark one year from his previous outing and injury. Now it appears McGregor might be plotting a comeback even sooner if his knee his healed properly. Either way, McGregor has also stated emphatically that he’s returning to fulfill the final fight on his UFC contract before reaching free agency. If Holloway isn’t available for any reason, McGregor doesn’t sound like he’s shying away from a different opponent — as long as that person has championship credentials. “I’m on my way back,” McGregor said. “What’s it now November? Three months I’m off of surgery. I done this injury before and returned within nine months. So nine months is pre-summer. I just want to go again and again. “Now Holloway might be a jackass. Something might happen, I don’t know. But a fighter that fights me, put some respect on my name. If you’re not a world champion fighter, if you’ve not got world accolades to your name, don’t utter my f\*cking name. If you’re a national champion, if you’re a f\*cking regional champion, if you’ve don’t f\*ck all but got a few likes, go f\*ck yourself. Don’t mention my f\*cking name. I said a world caliber fighter.” ---
**Author:** ![HongKongPhooey](https://forum.theonlyground.com/user_avatar/forum.theonlyground.com/hongkongphooey/32/490663_2.png) [@HongKongPhooey](https://forum.theonlyground.com/u/HongKongPhooey)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.theonlyground.com/t/mcgregor-it-has-to-be-max-for-final/74935/4 "2026-11-08T16:47:40Z")
> **[Conor McGregor calls his shot for final UFC fight: ‘It has to be Holloway’](https://www.mmamania.com/ufc-news/484987/conor-mcgregor-calls-his-shot-for-final-ufc-fight-it-has-to-be-holloway)** > > Conor McGregor wants his final fight in the UFC to be a third fight against Max Holloway. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongPhooey](https://forum.theonlyground.com/user_avatar/forum.theonlyground.com/hongkongphooey/32/490663_2.png) [@HongKongPhooey](https://forum.theonlyground.com/u/HongKongPhooey)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.theonlyground.com/t/mcgregor-it-has-to-be-max-for-final/74935/5 "2026-11-08T16:50:37Z")
> **[Conor McGregor demands Max Holloway trilogy, insists 'Blessed' can't touch...](https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc/conor-mcgregor-demands-max-holloway-trilogy-insists-blessed-cant-touch-him-on-the-one-leg-he-wasnt-coming-near-me/)** > > Conor McGregor thinks a trilogy bout with Max Holloway must happen, and he isn't convinced "Blessed" wanted to fight at UFC 329. ---
**Author:** ![Siciliano](https://forum.theonlyground.com/user_avatar/forum.theonlyground.com/siciliano/32/457662_2.png) [@Siciliano](https://forum.theonlyground.com/u/Siciliano)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.theonlyground.com/t/mcgregor-it-has-to-be-max-for-final/74935/6 "2026-11-08T17:01:43Z")
Conor will never beat Max. He lost too many prime years, and Max has gotten so much better. Their first fight at this point never happened. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongPhooey](https://forum.theonlyground.com/user_avatar/forum.theonlyground.com/hongkongphooey/32/490663_2.png) [@HongKongPhooey](https://forum.theonlyground.com/u/HongKongPhooey)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.theonlyground.com/t/mcgregor-it-has-to-be-max-for-final/74935/7 "2026-11-08T17:04:47Z")
> [@Siciliano](#): > > He lost too many prime years. cocaine is a helluva ---
**Author:** ![Siciliano](https://forum.theonlyground.com/user_avatar/forum.theonlyground.com/siciliano/32/457662_2.png) [@Siciliano](https://forum.theonlyground.com/u/Siciliano)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.theonlyground.com/t/mcgregor-it-has-to-be-max-for-final/74935/8 "2026-11-08T17:06:02Z")
I personally can’t understand the cocaine lifestyle, I mean don’t you guys enjoy sleep every now and then? ---
**Author:** ![HongKongPhooey](https://forum.theonlyground.com/user_avatar/forum.theonlyground.com/hongkongphooey/32/490663_2.png) [@HongKongPhooey](https://forum.theonlyground.com/u/HongKongPhooey)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.theonlyground.com/t/mcgregor-it-has-to-be-max-for-final/74935/9 "2026-11-08T17:08:09Z")
it used to be fun with your babe , now not so much at all , its speed now and youre right , you wont sleep it off ---
**Author:** ![don-J](https://forum.theonlyground.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@don-J](https://forum.theonlyground.com/u/don-J)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.theonlyground.com/t/mcgregor-it-has-to-be-max-for-final/74935/10 "2026-11-08T18:42:22Z")
Just go away bro. Did this mofo get Botox? ---
**Author:** ![SmilinLikeRashad](https://forum.theonlyground.com/user_avatar/forum.theonlyground.com/smilinlikerashad/32/443673_2.png) [@SmilinLikeRashad](https://forum.theonlyground.com/u/SmilinLikeRashad)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.theonlyground.com/t/mcgregor-it-has-to-be-max-for-final/74935/11 "2026-11-08T19:13:15Z")
He should fight Artem to close it out…the beef is there ![CLg5O_-F0dhuCYqVeUNBz_SUN8S11owaSNYwSD5w_FQ](https://onlyground-uploads.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/4X/3/a/d/3ad7ebe445047344ba3805c164e16cf11bb90a0f.gif) ---
**Author:** ![citizen1](https://forum.theonlyground.com/user_avatar/forum.theonlyground.com/citizen1/32/395326_2.png) [@citizen1](https://forum.theonlyground.com/u/citizen1)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.theonlyground.com/t/mcgregor-it-has-to-be-max-for-final/74935/12 "2026-11-08T19:14:30Z")
Will the UFC just let their cash cow Conor walk away after his last fight? Any chance they delay it to keep him away from competitors? ---
**Author:** ![PrideWasBetter](https://forum.theonlyground.com/user_avatar/forum.theonlyground.com/pridewasbetter/32/492469_2.png) [@PrideWasBetter](https://forum.theonlyground.com/u/PrideWasBetter)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.theonlyground.com/t/mcgregor-it-has-to-be-max-for-final/74935/13 "2026-11-08T19:15:19Z")
And artem beats his ass. Thus ending Conor in the most embarrassing way possible. ---
**Author:** ![SmilinLikeRashad](https://forum.theonlyground.com/user_avatar/forum.theonlyground.com/smilinlikerashad/32/443673_2.png) [@SmilinLikeRashad](https://forum.theonlyground.com/u/SmilinLikeRashad)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.theonlyground.com/t/mcgregor-it-has-to-be-max-for-final/74935/14 "2026-11-08T20:05:27Z")
He beat Paulie Mallinaggi bare knuckles! ---
**Author:** ![HongKongPhooey](https://forum.theonlyground.com/user_avatar/forum.theonlyground.com/hongkongphooey/32/490663_2.png) [@HongKongPhooey](https://forum.theonlyground.com/u/HongKongPhooey)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.theonlyground.com/t/mcgregor-it-has-to-be-max-for-final/74935/15 "2026-11-08T20:17:34Z")
GR8 Idea