New Delhi, July 14 -- "Surgery. Prehab. Return to martial arts practice. Go again. Final fight of the contract. Praise God!" No surgery type was specified. No recovery timeline. No opponent name.

The injury happened 69 seconds into the main event of UFC 329 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. McGregor's right knee buckled on a kick attempt, and referee Mike Beltran stopped the contest. Max Holloway won by TKO. ESPN reported that Holloway immediately called for a third fight between the two fighters after the stoppage.

McGregor had not competed in the UFC since July 2021, a five-year layoff that transformed his return into an unusually prolonged commercial event. The UFC built a pay-per-view main event around his comeback. ...