The MMA community is buzzing following UFC President Dana White’s official announcement of Conor McGregor’s long-awaited return to the octagon. The Irish superstar is set to headline UFC 329 on July 11th, during International Fight Week, in a rematch against Max Holloway.
As predicted by Ariel Helwani, McGregor vs. Holloway 2 will be a five-round welterweight bout, marking “The Notorious'” debut in the 170-pound division.
Following the announcement, reactions flooded in from across the mixed martial arts world. McGregor’s friend and training partner, Dillon Danis, expressed his excitement, posting on X: “The return of the motherfu*king Mac. Let’s fucking go, my brother!”
Former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley jubilantly declared, “The MAC IS BACK BABY !!!”
However, not everyone shared the same enthusiasm. Belal Muhammad wryly commented, “Max bout to do him worse than Jake Gyllenhaal.”
Aiemann Zahabi offered congratulations to Holloway, stating, “Congrats, Max, this is a great match-up for you!”
Merab Dvalishvili simply reacted with “Great News 🔥.”
Dee McGregor also shared her support with emojis: “👑❤”
David Feldman chimed in with “LFG my man!”
The MMA Guru on X exclaimed, “HOLY FU*KING SH*T CONOR MCGREGOR IS BACK IT’S MCGREGOR VS HOLLOWAY 2 IT’S ACTUALLY HAPPENING THIS IS INSANE!”
Aaron Pico showed his support with a string of fire emojis: “🔥 🔥 🔥”
Nina Marie Daniele excitedly posted, “The King is Back!!!! LFG @thenotoriousmma”
Nate Diaz weighed in on the announcement, saying, “That’s a good fight. It’s about time. Shouldn’t they have fought a long time ago?”
Francis Ngannou, whose walkout coincided with the announcement, reacted with humor: “What the f*ck do I have to do with that? I should stop my walkout? I don’t care bro. 💀”
Jake Paul expressed his disdain, calling McGregor “The Coke head is back” and criticizing the timing of the announcement, stating, “Drop it during our event, doesn’t matter. That just shows how pressed they are, little insecure boys piggybacking off our event.”
In response to the widespread commentary, Ariel Helwani tweeted, “I’ll wait for everyone’s apology.”
Conor McGregor himself addressed the ongoing discourse by retweeting Jake Paul’s comment with a defiant message: “I’m gonna son you, child. Again.”