Will Conor McGregor retire if he loses to Max Holloway at UFC 329?

CONOR MCGREGOR makes his grand return to the UFC TONIGHT. And he returns with serious questions over his fighting future. In his first fight in FIVE YEARS, ‘The Notorious’ will top the bill of a stacked UFC 329 card in Las Vegas, which you can watch exclusively live on TNT Sports Box Office and HBO Max. Welcoming the Irishman back to the cage for his first fight after he was found civilly liable for assaulting Nikita Hand at a Dublin Hotel in December 2018 will be former foe Max Holloway. The former two-division champion’s welterweight war with Holloway will be his first fight since he broke his left leg in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier in July 2021. McGregor, 37, will look to pick up his first win in over SIX YEARS against Holloway. READ MORE UFC NEWS His last victory was his 40-second demolition of Donald Cerrone at UFC 264. McGregor will look to snap a two-fight losing streak against fellow former featherweight champion Holloway. Defeat will leave MMA fans asking serious questions about his fighting future. And SunSport is on hand to answer some of the most burning ones ahead of fight night. Most read in Sport SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS Will Conor McGregor retire if he loses to Max Holloway? McGregor hasn’t said anything outright about potentially hanging up his gloves after UFC 329. He did, however, signal that the end might be near during a BKFC press conference last May. He said: “I’m happy with what I’ve done. “There’s something else for me that’s in my gut right now and that’s kind of where I’m going. “So we’ll see, greatness doesn’t rush. And right now Ireland is in my thoughts and that’s where I’m at.” When will Conor McGregor fight next if he doesn’t retire after UFC 329? After he finishes trading blows with Holloway, McGregor will have ONE fight left on his multi-million-pound contract with MMA’s top promotion. And he claims to already have a date set for the final bout of his UFC contract. During an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show, he said: ”Right now, I am contracted, and I have both dates. “I have both dates for my fight. I have July 11 — when would you think they would put me back in? “April, 2027! It’s almost a year later! That’s ridiculous to me!” CONOR MCGREGOR VS MAX HOLLOWAY 2: ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED AS THE NOTORIOUS RETURNS TO UFC Has Conor McGregor ever retired before? The face of the UFC has retired a multitude of times over the years. He’s retired THREE times since April 2016, with the first coming a few weeks after his shock loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196. His second hanging up of the gloves came in March 2019 after protracted negotiations with the UFC over his first fight since losing his grudge match to Khabib Nurmagomedov in October 2018. Mystic Mac called it a day for a third time in January 2020, although he’d return to action the following January for an ill-fated rematch with Dustin Poirier. Watch UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2 exclusively live on TNT Sports Box Office via HBO Max, EE TV, Virgin Media TV, Prime Video and Sky. For more information, go to tntsports.co.uk/boxoffice