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Conor McGregor and Max Holloway's UFC 329 journey: "Nothing good about that outcome for either guy", per Frankie Edgar

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Conor McGregor's rematch with Max Holloway was a bit of a succinct yet catastrophic affair, and a UFC Hall of Famer who has connections to both has offered his thoughts on that July prizefight. UFC 329 saw the return of McGregor to the cage after half a decade on the sidelines due to injury. But his International Fight Week comeback against ‘Blessed' Holloway also saw him suffer another injury inside of live competition. Frankie Edgar also has the experience of having fought Max Holloway, as the former fell short to the latter in a bid for UFC gold.

Edgar and Conor McGregor are connected by virtue of both being interwoven into that rich lineage of UFC lightweight champions throughout history. When asked for his thoughts on Max Holloway's rematch with Conor McGregor at UFC 329 and the inauspicious nature of what transpired there with ‘The Notorious' sustaining a quick injury, Edgar said [via Bowks Talking Bouts],

“Yeah, it's just unfortunate. It just sucks. Nothing good about that outcome for either guy. But that's just the fight game. Crazy stuff happens all the time. No one anticipated that. You got to feel for Conor in that moment. That's just how it flies. It sucks. Life sucks sometimes [laughs].â€

Conor McGregor sought for UFC Dublin super show by Ian Garry

Conor McGregor has largely had a tough go of things in the 2020's, and while his return timeline is clouded by the nature of his UFC 329 injury, a UFC 330 headliner is still keen on sharing spots on a future card with him. The referenced fighter is fellow Irish mixed martial artist Ian Machado Garry, who challenges Islam Makhachev for the welterweight crown this weekend in Philadelphia.

Touching upon his vision for an Emerald Isle mega event that the Ultimate Fighting Championship could put on, Garry said [via Bloody Elbow],

“I've been talking about trying to get the UFC back to Ireland since I got here. It hasn't happened, and I understand why, I understand reasons, logistics, whatever it is. But when I get this belt I have a lot more power to try and dictate where we fight. I have a lot more power to try and get us back and obviously there was always speculation of Conor McGregor having a Croke Park event.â€

“Next month, one of the greatest fighters in Irish history competes at Croke Park [Katie Taylor]. If that event goes smoothly and successfully, why couldn't the UFC do an event where maybe me and Conor are main and co-main in Croke Park. We don't need anyone else as long as I am champion of the world and we bring a Carlos Prates or a Shavkat Rakhmonov or Islam Makhachev for a rematch. Why not?â€

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UFC Vegas 121 ‘Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos’ play-by-play, results & round scoring

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‘Living in some alternative reality’: Frederic Vosgrone admits ‘I don’t even know’ what makes him an MMA star

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‘Living in some alternative reality’: Frederic Vosgrone admits ‘I don’t even know’ what makes him an MMA star

Frederic Vosgrone has no idea what makes him a star, but life hasn't been the same since the moment he first entered the Oktagon cage in April 2025.

The Dutch fighter was 3-0 in the sport when he made his promotional debut against Jorick Montagnac, making it clear that grappling was his go-to thing in MMA when he grabbed Montagnac's leg like his life depended on it. It paid off, as he took his opponent to the ground and got the tap with an arm-triangle choke. That sequence went viral almost immediately.

Vosgrone saw his Instagram page go from 4,000 followers to hundreds of thousands in a matter of weeks, and tapping out Fabio Moraes months later only grew his name in Europe. From an unknown grappler to 5-0 MMA sensation, Vosgrone was now posing for pictures with Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt and about to face off with veteran Karlos Vemola at Oktagon 94 in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sept. 26.

“It's difficult to even find the word for it,†Vosgrone told MMA Fighting earlier this year. “I don't think the word has been invented, you know? Especially the first couple of months was kind of living in some alternative reality [laughs], Sometimes I'm like, ‘what the fuck?' Crazy. I guess trying to get used to it. I probably could have met more famous people, but I try to not to do much. I feel like as long as I'm a successful fighter, all the things are going to happen anyway even more.â€

Life as star is good and you want to make the most of it, but it comes with extras that could affect the actual fighting career of someone who's just starting in the game. Vosgrone, now with 665,000 followers on Instagram, “quickly realized that it's going to be difficult to do real training†if he decided to say yes to every invitation to podcasts, interviews, and appearances.

“It was always pretty difficult doing jiu-jitsu and teaching and fighting MMA on smaller shows; now it makes it easier to focus on [just] fighting,†Vosgrone said. “But also obviously with a lot more pressure, a lot more people's eyes on me, so I need to make sure that I keep going. Otherwise, I pretty much just do the same things, try to train and don't try to get distracted, just focusing on not letting people down [laughs].â€

In the end, the light heavyweight sensation says “I don't even know†what makes him such a star in the MMA scene.

“I mean, obviously in Germany I understand, there's not too many good German fighters, so the people get behind the good ones,†Vosgrone said. “But then I see a lot of people in Brazil know me and then I'm like crazy. I guess if I'm entertaining for the people and they like it then, yeah. I guess the social media algorithms love me [laughs].â€

Vosgrone knows that the sport is cruel and one punch landed on the right spot could immediately ruin the fun and turn himself in a meme. However, he guarantees that pressure to continue to deliver entertainment and victories won't get to his head “because I'm pretty confident in my fighting skills and I've achieved a lot of things before MMA and jiu-jitsu.â€

“I fought good opponent that I beat in MMA, and I'm pretty confident that I'm going to beat many more really good people,†Vosgrone said, “so I'm not really too worried about that too much. But obviously, still gives me fire to improve and show the people what I can do. … My goal since when I started jiu-jitsu was always to fight in the UFC, so yeah, that's still my ultimate goal. And I feel like if you're an MMA fighter and you haven't been in the UFC, maybe you're gonna feel after that you've missed out on something, or you didn't achieve something, so I definitely want to fight there.â€

He won't think too much about the future when there are challenges in front of him in Oktagon. For now, Vosgrone is just excited to return to Germany.

“I'm pretty excited,†Vosgrone said. “The scene here is pretty crazy, and the support I get from the fans here when I was walking out like last fight, I definitely can't wait to feel that energy again.â€

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Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua reportedly in jeopardy, Fury responds to ‘s***house cowards’ Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn

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Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua reportedly in jeopardy, Fury responds to ‘s***house cowards’ Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn

“Breaking news, Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn are trying to pull out of this fight. They're saying they're not going to fight now. They're little shithouse cowards. It's mainly to do with Eddie Hearn's ego. He's making up a million different things, and threatening they're not going to fight, we're not going to fight, we're not going to fight. You little coward. AJ, pull your finger out you little white-flagged, yellow-bellied coward.

“Now we're coming home. Now I'm coming home. The Gypsy King is coming back to the United Kingdom to thrash you in front of all my fans in Wales, you absolute little nugget, bodybuilding sausage. And now you're making a million excuses. Now you've got Turki Alalshikh finding alternative real men who will fight at the drop of a hat. So I hope you are happy, you little cowardly bastards. I've never seen anything like you. You're pure shithouses, and this is mainly to do with Eddie Hearn's ego. What a little prick. He's cost us the biggest fight in boxing history. Clown.â€

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