McGregor Calls for 2027 'Last Dance' Rematch vs. Holloway
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- McGregor called for a rematch via Instagram on Monday, targeting UFC International Fight Week 2027 in Las Vegas and naming Max Holloway as the opponent in a post captioned 'IFW 2027. The Last Dance.'
- McGregor lost to Holloway at UFC 329 on July 11 via first-round TKO after tearing his ACL while throwing a kick in the opening seconds of the bout, which was contested at the 170-pound welterweight limit
- McGregor framed the proposed bout as the final fight of his exclusive UFC contract, though the article notes he has not ruled out signing a new deal once he fights out his current agreement
- Holloway has expressed his desire to wait for McGregor's return to finish their trilogy; the pair are 1-1 after McGregor won their 2013 featherweight meeting by unanimous decision
- McGregor is expected to undergo surgery for the torn ACL, with the recovery timeline implied by a return targeted roughly 12 months after the July 11 injury
Why it matters: McGregor frames this as the contractual finale, but he has not ruled out re-signing — so the UFC either gets a retiring-style sendoff for its biggest pay-per-view star or risks losing him to outside promoters if he walks. Either way, the bout depends on an ACL recovery that puts him back in the cage 12 months after a 69-second TKO loss.
