{"id":4279,"date":"2026-07-12T07:06:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T07:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4279"},"modified":"2026-07-12T07:06:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T07:06:49","slug":"conor-mcgregor-bolts-out-of-arena-barefoot-after-brutal-knee-injury-at-ufc-329","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4279","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor bolts out of arena barefoot after brutal knee injury at UFC 329"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Conor McGregor didn\u2019t waste any time before leaving T-Mobile Arena after his disastrous cameo at UFC 329.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4277\">South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham dead at 71 after \u2018brief and sudden\u2019 illness<\/a><\/p>\n<p>McGregor hobbled out barefoot \u2014 with people shouting \u201cmake a hole, make a hole\u201d as he exited \u2014 after sustaining an apparent knee injury on his first attempted kick of the night against Max Holloway, turning his first UFC fight since 2021 into a major disappointment that led to plenty of boos.<\/p>\n<p>He also declined an interview with Paramount Plus.<\/p>\n<p>Just seconds into his fight against Holloway, McGregor, 37, maneuvered toward the center of the octagon and went to land a high kick with his left leg, but instead, he slipped and slid across the mat.<\/p>\n<p>Then, he attempted to regroup and land the same kick, only to slip again.<\/p>\n<p>That allowed Holloway to land punches, and the fight was called after just 69 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4275\">England scores tying goal against Norway after ball hits camera cable in World Cup controversy<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Holloway, in an interview after the fight, said that McGregor told him to fight even after the injury occurred, prompting Holloway to say, \u2018You\u2019re f\u2014king crazy, bro.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he went down the second time, I could just tell,\u201d Holloway said. \u201cHis whole demeanor changed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4273\">Exclusive | Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz bankrolled $480 million activist crusade that\u2019s made your bacon and eggs pricier<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor didn\u2019t waste any time before leaving T-Mobile Arena after his disastrous cameo at UFC 329.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mma"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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