What time to watch Conor McGregor’s comeback fight
· The South African
Five years after his last octagon appearance, “The Notorious” Conor McGregor is back, and ready to steal the headlines again at UFC 329 that takes place this weekend in Las Vegas.
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Because of the time difference, the event will air in the early hours of Sunday morning in South Africa.
The main card starts at 03:00 (SA time), but McGregor’s return against Max Holloway is only expected after 05:30 depending on how long the earlier main card fights last.
Conor McGregor takes centre stage again
To rewind a bit, McGregor sustained a broken leg in his injury-TKO loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264, and doubts were cast over whether he’d ever return to the octagon, having previously announced his retirement more than once.
Yet, after a punishing battle of recovery and renewal, McGregor is set to make his comeback and will take on old adversary Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 329 at T-Mobile Arena.
Chatting to Nate Burleson in a special sit-down interview for Paramount+, McGregor was typically bullish before the bout.
“The thing is, my most relaxed state is in there. My state of freedom is making that walk, you know?” he said.
“I yearn for competition, and at the core of it, I do this for fun. This is fun to me. To get in (and) compete against another able body in a live event, ignite the passion of the fans and the entire ecosystem around the fight game, I enjoy it. I get great pleasure out of it. That’s it. That’s why I’m back. I’m back for the fun, for the thrill.”
Back to full fitness
McGregor also referred to some of his issues away from the sport, as he admitted that he has sought help to get himself into a better, healthier place ahead of his return to competition.
“It’s been a difficult few years with the injury recovery,” he admitted. “I’m fully healed. It is a titanium rod down the knee into the ankle, and it’s solid. I’m a Terminator now. That is my mindset.
“Fame has its pitfalls. You better move carefully in this world, for sure. Probably even more so now,” he added. “I went through some treatment, a lot of self-reflective work on myself, internal work, and it was outside of this bubble that we find ourselves now.”
Now 37 years of age, McGregor feels ready to embark on the latest chapter of his rollercoaster career as gets set for a rematch Holloway, who, like McGregor himself, went on to achieve world championship glory following their meeting in 2013.
Now the pair are set to face off in a welterweight bout in the main event of UFC 329, which will be aired on SuperSport channel 210 and 201.