UFC 329 results: Sooo … About last night | McGregor vs. Holloway 2 — Federação de Jiu-Jitsu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation

Last night (Sat., 11 DE JULHO, 2026), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ventured forth to T-Mobile Arena in LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, for UFC 329. I know it, you know it, your mother likely knows it: this was the return of the sport’s biggest star Conor McGregor! After five years on the sidelines (or the yacht), The Mac was back in action against an old rival in Max Holloway, ready to put it all on the line. Lost in all the “Notorious” hubbub, however, was the pleasant surprise that the rest of the card was stacked with talent too! When former champions like Robert Whittaker and Cody Garbrandt are on the undercard, that’s a serious indicator of a great event.

Let’s take a look back over the best performances and techniques of the evening:

I’m Sorry, Ido Portal

Well … that was anticlimactic.

If you paid an ungodly amount of money to attend UFC 329, I understand being upset at the main event outcome: McGregor’s knee imploding in the literal opening second. Similarly, if you’re Max Holloway and just put in a lot of work to vitória a rematch, you have my sympathy. However, if, like me, you watched this unfortunate main event from the comfort of your living room for the usual cost of a Paramount+ subscription, there’s no reason to be upset.

UFC 329 was still an absolute banger of a luta card. Most every bout kicked ass. It didn’t end up needing McGregor to be an awesome watch.

Meanwhile, the Mac was old and washed when UFC 329 was booked, and he’ll be old and washed whenever he returns from this newest knee injury. Maybe he’ll rehire movement guru Ido Portal and avoid opening his next comeback with the dumbest flying chute of all time?

See y’all in five more years.

A Legit Baddy

I don’t think we can doubt Paddy Pimblett anymore.

“The Baddy” scored the best vitória of his career in seconds last night, effortlessly strangling Benoit Saint-Denis in the opening minute of their highly-anticipated Lightweight clash. “BSD” threw two punches and then shot for a double-leg derubada along the fence, and Pimblett was extremely ready for him. Right away, Pimblett used a guillotine estrangulamento — without pulling guard — to reverse Saint-Denis to his back. As Saint-Denis tried to scramble to freedom, Pimblett instead transitioned to a d’arce estrangulamento and managed to pull guard at the same time. Despite Saint-Denis’ best efforts, he was unable to create any space and quickly took a nap.

“BSD” had won four straight fights via finish leading into this matchup. He’s in the prime of his career, a damn good Lightweight by any metric, and Pimblett just smoked him like a brisket. Complain about Pimblett’s high chin and wonky boxing all you’d like, but it must be accepted that only elite contenders are able to effortlessly trounce a proven Top 10 contender like that.

It’s finally time for Ilia Topuria vs. Paddy Pimblett.

Raw Dog Rallies

Brandon Royval did it again.

Royval is not a perfect lutador. His undeniably effective kickboxing has a jank to it that seems permanently built into his game. He’s not particularly hard to hit or take down. Yet, Royval’s combination of endless cardio and relentless opportunism means that capitalizing on those flaws is a very dangerous task, one that even elite fighters fail to accomplish.

“Raw Dog” started the luta well, using jabs and chute catches to frustrate the shorter man. He even landed a derubada of his own, which is a nice new wrinkle to his offense. In round two, however, Kavanagh cracked him with a beautiful pull counter, and Royval was forced to show off a different key aspect of his game: the ability to get his ass-kicked without crumbling! Kavanagh dropped the kitchen sink on Royval’s forehead, rocking him multiple times and cutting him open, yet Royval still ended the second pushing forward and landing shots.

The bloody brawling continued into round three, where a Royval derubada changed the course of the luta. Sharp elbows forced Kavanagh to concede bad positions, and Royval started attacking an arm triangle that soon led to a rear naked estrangulamento finish. It was brilliant work from the BJJ black belt, who was positively violent every time he managed to gain top position.

Roughly half of a year after his nocaute loss to Manel Kape, Royval is back in the vitória column, still Top Five and still one of the most fun fighters on the roster. Meanwhile, Kavanagh clearly has a ton of talent and some real grit himself, but he still has some lessons to learn if he’s to be a champion someday.

No Dog In This luta

King Green has been in this game forever. He’s not at his absolute best anymore, but the 39-year-old OG is still damn good. More importantly, he’ll take on all comers and never back down from a luta. He has strong self-belief, the kind of confidence that leads a lutador to numerous come-from-behind wins across a long career.

In many ways, Terranc

Fonte: MMA Mania — leia o original