Conor McGregor’s long-awaited UFC return ended in the most underwhelming way possible as he suffered a knee injury moments into his main event with Max Holloway.
McGregor was making a comeback to the cage for the first time since suffering back-to-back defeats to Dustin Poirier in 2021. The latter of those losses came via a serious injury to his left leg.
But in a nightmare twist of fate, McGregor blew his left knee out after throwing a jumping roundhouse kick at the very beginning of the fight.
Clearly injured, he buckled to the mat under any pressure Holloway put him under and the bout was subsequently waved off by the referee.
McGregor was booed as he left the arena despite Holloway’s attempts to get the Las Vegas crowd to show their appreciation for the Irishman.
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