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Conor McGregor's longtime coach 'devastated' by leg injury at UFC 329: "Doesn't get any worse than this"

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Conor McGregor's longtime coach 'devastated' by leg injury at UFC 329: "Doesn't get any worse than this"

Conor McGregor's longtime coach has spoken out after his fighter suffered an injury during the UFC 329 main event.

McGregor was hoping to turn back the clock with a vintage performance in his first fight since 2021. The “Notorious†one's bout five years ago ended when he broke his left leg, and his return concluded with a right leg injury. McGregor went for a jumping kick early in his fight with Max Holloway, but he landed awkwardly on the canvas. It was clear to Holloway and McGregor that something was wrong before the referee stepped in to stop the fight.

McGregor's head coach John Kavanagh spoke on the situation in a post on his Facebook page. The SBG Ireland mentor is still trying to process what transpired this past Saturday.

“Devastated,†Kavanagh wrote. “That opening jump switch kick was drilled daily for months, multiple times in warm up. Never an issue. Knee went when he thru the very first kick. Doesn't get any worse than this. Looking forward to seeing my family in a few days.â€

McGregor will now have another road to recovery ahead of him. UFC CEO Dana White told reporters that he believes the top MMA star blew out his ACL. White noted that UFC doctors also feel that's the case before McGregor gets a proper diagnosis. If  the “Notorious†one did tear his ACL, then he can be ruled out of another fight in 2026. McGregor previously told Ariel Helwani that his last contracted UFC fight will take place in 2027.

On early Sunday morning, McGregor issued a statement on his social media pages. While he was gutted by the harsh conclusion to UFC 329, he vowed to overcome his latest setback to make the return he envisioned.

If Conor McGregor ever returns, who would you match him up against? Should the Max Holloway fight be rescheduled? Play UFC matchmaker in the comments below.

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UFC Sacramento ‘Hernandez vs. Rodrigues’ play-by-play, results & round scoring

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Rolly vs. Teofimo Results: Live updates of the undercard and main event

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MMA Fighting has Rolly vs. Teofimo results for the Rolly Romero vs. Teofimo Lopez fight card and more for one of the most highly anticipated events of the year at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday night.

When the main event begins around 11 p.m. ET, check out our Rolly vs. Teofimo live round-by-round updates for our live blog of the main event. Rolly Romero puts his WBA welterweight championship on the line against Teofimo Lopez Jr., who has won six of his past seven fights.

Check out Rolly vs. Teofimo results below.

Rolly vs. Teofimo Main Card (DAZN PPV at 8 p.m. ET)

Rolly Romero vs. Teofimo Lopez

Yoenli Hernandez vs. Francisco Daniel Veron

Victor Santillan vs. Gary Antonio Russell

Carlos Utria vs. Israel Mercado

Rolly vs. Teofimo Prelims (MMA Fighting at 6 p.m. ET)

Marco Romero vs. Khalil Mitchell

Joseph Brown vs. Alton Wiggins

Aldo Blancas vs. Ricky Mamome

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Hiroba Minowa vs. Yuta Miyazawa, plus more added to ONE SAMURAI 3

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Hiroba Minowa vs. Yuta Miyazawa, plus more added to ONE SAMURAI 3
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A four-fight winning resume now meets a champion's pedigree when two contrasting career paths collide at ONE SAMURAI 3.

Hiroba Minowa meets Yuta Miyazawa in a strawweight MMA showdown when ONE SAMURAI 3 streams live from Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, Japan, on Saturday, September 12.

Minowa has won four straight since establishing himself in the division, a stretch that includes a split decision over former ONE Strawweight MMA World Champion Alex Silva and a ninth-career submission finish of previously undefeated Karen Ghazaryan this past April, a performance that earned him a US$50,000 bonus.

Miyazawa arrives with a 17-fight winning ledger and a Pancrase Strawweight Championship captured this past March, extending his personal streak to three heading into his ONE Championship debut.

The matchup adds another entry to a resume already thick with numbers. Since making his promotional debut in 2020, Minowa has repeatedly been booked against top-five opposition, a run that includes two former ONE Strawweight MMA World Champions among his list of opponents.

Hiroba Minowa's record meets a fresh test

Hiroba Minowa's grappling pedigree makes this matchup a compelling puzzle, since Miyazawa's wins come from his hands rather than takedown defense, and his 17 professional victories carry real knockout power into a division where grappling has often decided the biggest nights. Minowa will look to test that gap early, given four of his ONE Championship wins have come by way of decision or submission rather than knockout.

Elsewhere on the card, Kosei Yoshida's 9-1 record and four-fight win streak run into Zhao Zhengdong's unbeaten 3-0 promotional slate in a flyweight kickboxing pairing that adds another compelling number to the night. Zhao's overall mark of 29-5 stands as the more battle-tested résumé between the two, even as Yoshida chases his tenth career victory on home soil in front of a crowd inside Yokohama Buntai that will be watching his first fight back from a decision setback.

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