India, July 12 -- Conor McGregor's return to the octagon was met with considerable curiosity. Nevertheless, once the co-main event at UFC 329 began, his bout with Max Holloway quickly deteriorated. After McGregor's first kick, which failed to connect, he appeared to land awkwardly on his right leg, sustaining what seemed to be a knee injury.

Shortly after the action commenced, it was clear that McGregor would not be able to proceed. Below is a glimpse of the sole clip from the very brief encounter between McGregor and Holloway.

Holloway achieved a TKO victory just seconds after the fight commenced. The second clip, one of only two from the encounter, demonstrates that following the restart, McGregor attempted to advance, but the referee...