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The episode discusses Conor McGregor's return to the UFC and the implications of his fight against Max Holloway at UFC 329.

Conor McGregor returns! But what does it matter? McGregor doesn't have anything to prove and Max Holloway has a heck of a lot more to make from this. Picking Max Holloway was a questionable decision to say the least. Conor McGregor has a mountain to climb. Chapters: 0:00 The return of Conor McGregor 1:05 McGregor's five years away 2:35 The McGregor Cultural Phenomenon 3:10 A technical mismatch 4:29 Max Holloway's volume 6:06 Paddy Pimblett vs Benoit Saint-Denis 7:15 Gable Steveson's UFC debut 🎞️Check out Fight Finders, my docuseries! Episode 008 is out now: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx7TZlIVGhDZ_TpnOtVEVSXmkpr_ViExz&si=J8DZ9G6a-RvTaMOv 🥊 Boxing channel: Youtube.com/@UCFN50W4bPM2xdW78XLyv2fQ 📰 Newsletter: fightlibrary.substack.com Conor McGregor is taking on Max Holloway and things won't be easy for him. Five years away is no joke and GSP is a special case. After breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in 2021, it seemed McGregor had fought his last fight. Instead, we had five years of false starts until this weekend at UFC 329. Max Holloway has a chance at revenge. A star in his own right, Max Holloway can further build his all time great resume by adding Conor…

People in this episode

Host: Blaine Henry

Topics covered

• Conor McGregor's comeback
• Max Holloway's career
• UFC 329
• Paddy Pimblett vs Benoit Saint-Denis
• Gable Steveson's debut
• MMA analysis

Keywords

• Conor McGregor
• Max Holloway
• UFC 329
• MMA
• Paddy Pimblett
• Benoit Saint-Denis
• Gable Steveson
• Dustin Poirier
• fight analysis

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