Max Holloway Calls McGregor 'Delusional' After UFC 329
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- Holloway dismissed McGregor's post-fight claims on his YouTube channel, calling him 'delusional' and saying 'He looked old' and 'felt slow in there,' directly countering McGregor's talk of a 'generational beating.'
- McGregor injured himself with his first kick at UFC 329 during International Fight Week, with the fight waved off just over a minute into a card that drew nearly 16 million viewers across the U.S. and Latin America.
- McGregor went on a crisis management tour afterward, advocating for a no-contest ruling, blaming the slip on dry ice from their entrances, and claiming his 'generational beating' of Holloway was only postponed to next year.
- Holloway shut down the dry ice excuse directly — 'I don't know what he's talking about because I didn't fall' — while outlining three possible next fights: a welterweight or lightweight title shot, or a McGregor trilogy rematch.
- Holloway added that the UFC owes him 'the Conor McGregor belt, the money belt,' underscoring his belief that a non-finish still came with headline-magnitude stakes.
Why it matters: Holloway's public mockery of McGregor — once the UFC's most fearsome draw — reframes a 16-million-viewer headliner as a diminished act just one minute into the fight, eroding McGregor's remaining leverage in negotiations. Holloway's willingness to take a title shot at either weight or a trilogy gives the UFC booking flexibility to monetize the Holloway brand without depending on McGregor showing up healthy.
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