Conor McGregor is suspected to have blown his right ACL at UFC
329. | 📷: Getty/UFC
Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana
White has weighed in on Conor
McGregor’s injury at
UFC 329 in Las Vegas.
McGregor seemingly landed in an awkward manner while going for a
kick in the opening seconds of his rematch with Max
Holloway. He then struggled to stay upright, prompting the
referee to call a halt to the bout. White told reporters that he
suspects McGregor’s ACL gave out but revealed that he hadn’t spoken
to the Irish fighter yet.
“Listen, everybody who knows anything about the fight business, and
it’s been a big topic of discussion up to this fight: five years
off in this sport is rough,” White said at the post-fight press
conference. “I was expecting at least a one-round war, or who knew
what Conor was capable of as far as cardio or whatever else after a
five-year layoff. Well, there you go. We’re assuming a blown ACL.
I’m no doctor, but that’s what I figured when I saw it. Doctors
think the same thing, too.”
Dana White says Conor McGregor is believed to have suffered an
ACL injury at UFC 329
White further added that they will find out more about the injury
after the MRI. Notably, McGregor suffered a torn ACL in his first
fight against Holloway back in 2013. Furthermore, the UFC 329
broadcast highlighted “Notorious” taking an awkward step before
entering the Octagon, wincing after a short jump. White also denied
any knowledge of McGregor potentially entering the fight with an
injury.
“If there was a pre-exiting injury, somebody would’ve noticed it,”
he added.
McGregor has also clarified that he was fit before the bout.
“My head gasket is gone. Destroyed. I had no injury/injuries going
into the fight,” the former two-division champion wrote in a new
statement on X. “I was throwing kicks, planted and jumping, all
throughout camp as well as backstage before the fight. This came
out of nowhere. I am beyond dark here. I can only describe it as
hell.”
My head gasket is gone. Destroyed. I had no
injury / injuries going into the fight. I was throwing kicks,
planted and jumping, all throughout camp as well as backstage
before the fight. This came out of nowhere. I am beyond dark here.
I can only describe it as hell.— Conor
McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA)
July 12, 2026