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Conor McGregor, right, jumps into the air for a kick as he fights Max Holloway in a welterweight fight at the UFC 329 mixed martial arts event Saturday, July 11, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo\/John Locher)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

LAS VEGAS \u2014 Conor McGregor\u2019s manager said in a social media post Sunday that fighter did not have a previous knee injury prior to his shortened UFC 329 fight<\/a> with Max Holloway.<\/p>

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McGregor\u2019s first fight in five years lasted just 1:09 due to a knee injury sustained while attempting an opening roundhouse kick.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat opening jump switch kick was drilled daily for months, multiple times in warmup. Never an issue,\u201d John Kavanagh wrote on Facebook<\/a> . \u201cKnee went when he (threw) the very first kick. Doesn\u2019t get any worse than this.\u201d<\/p>

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McGregor\u2019s highly-anticipated return to the octagon ended in disappointment when he awkwardly landed on his right knee in the opening seconds of Saturday\u2019s fight. McGregor tried to continue, but went to the mat twice more before the scheduled five-round match was halted by the referee.<\/p>\n

McGregor and UFC President Dana White both said after the fight there was no pre-existing injury to the knee.<\/p>

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AP MMA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mixed-martial-arts<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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