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Drake puts monster bet on Conor McGregor to beat Max Holloway at UFC 329

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7 hours ago

July 10, 2026

Drake puts monster bet on Conor McGregor to beat Max Holloway at UFC 329

Hip-hop star Drake is all in on Conor McGregor's UFC 329 comeback.

Drake, famous (some would say, infamous) for placing large wagers on sporting events via his online gambling partner Stake, is getting in on the action for Saturday's fight card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Unsurprisingly, he has action on the main event between McGregor and fellow former UFC champion Max Holloway.

How confident is Drake that McGregor will prevail? He's putting $1 million on McGregor at +285 odds.

Should McGregor win, Drake will see a return of $2,850,000.

Even coming off of a disappointing loss to Charles Oliveira, Holloway is understandably favored in his rematch with McGregor, who won their first meeting in August 2013. Holloway holds recent victories over Dustin Poirier and now-lightweight champion Justin Gaethje, while McGregor has not fought in five years. UFC 329 marks McGregor's first fight since breaking his leg in a loss to Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021.

Drake has become notorious for the â€œDrake Curse,â€ in which it's assumed the side he bets on in any sporting event will lose. He has put large wagers on UFC fights in the past, notably losing $200,000 when he picked Charles Oliveira to beat Ilia Topuria at UFC 317 (Topuria defeated Oliveira by knockout). This past December, Drake put a $200,000 wager on Jake Paul as an 8-to-1 underdog to defeat heavyweight star Anthony Joshua in a boxing match. A win would have earned Drake a $1,640,000 payout, but Joshua knocked Paul out in the sixth round of a mostly farcical contest.

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Max Holloway delivers message to Conor McGregor after final UFC 329 faceoff

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3 hours ago

July 10, 2026

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Max Holloway delivers message to Conor McGregor after final UFC 329 faceoff

Conor McGregor and Max Holloway are bringing out the best in each other and fans could be in store for an epic UFC 329 main event.

Saturday's headliners faced off for the final time following ceremonial weigh-ins at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and neither man backed down as they nearly went nose to nose ahead of their highly anticipated rematch.

Watch the intense faceoff below.

Afterwards, Holloway and McGregor were both given the opportunity to deliver a parting shot on the microphone, with Holloway going first.

â€œI'm too ferocious,â€ Holloway said. â€œI'm too relentless. If this guy's a missile, I'm a f*cking nuke!â€

McGregor followed with a message for the rowdy crowd.

â€œIt's great to be back,â€ McGregor said. â€œThank you to all the fans here in attendance, I hope you're all ready for a blockbuster event tomorrow night. â€˜The Mac' is bringing it!â€

Co-main event lightweight contenders Benoit Saint Denis and Paddy Pimblett also had an energetic faceoff, with the fans roaring at Pimblett's arrival.

UFC 329 is headlined by a rematch 13 years in the making as former featherweight champions McGregor and Holloway meet in a welterweight contest. McGregor fights for the first time in five years and for the first time since breaking his leg in a loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264, while Holloway looks to rebound from a disappointing loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 326 that cost him his â€œBMFâ€ championship.

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Video: UFC 329: Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway 2 cold open

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6 hours ago

July 10, 2026

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Video: UFC 329: Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway 2 cold open

Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway 2 is one of the most highly anticipated fights of the year and their UFC 329 clash is just a day away.

For fans champing at the bit for even more hype, UFC CEO Dana White released the cold open for Saturday's welterweight main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, which caps off this year's International Fight Week.

McGregor, a former champion at 155 and 145 pounds, competes for the first time since July 2021, when he broke his leg in a loss to Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 264. It's been even longer since McGregor's last win, a January 2020 knockout over Donald Cerrone, but â€œNotoriousâ€ remains one of the biggest names in combat sports.

Also a former champion at 145 pounds, Holloway is coming off of a disappointing loss to Charles Oliveira this past March. Oliveira grounded Holloway for five rounds to hand Holloway a decision defeat and take his â€œBMFâ€ belt.

The co-main event between Benoit Saint Denis and Paddy Pimblett is also featured in the UFC 329 cold open. Saint Denis is on a four-fight finishing streak, while Pimblett looks to rebound from his first UFC loss after dropping a competitive decision to now-lightweight champion Justin Gaethje in January.

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Nontachai Jitmuangnon locked in for Kiamran Nabati at ONE Fight Night 46

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9 hours ago

July 10, 2026

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Nontachai Jitmuangnon locked in for Kiamran Nabati at ONE Fight Night 46

Two fighters chasing the same World Title picture arrive from opposite ends of momentum.

Nontachai Jitmuangnon meets Kiamran Nabati in a pivotal bantamweight Muay Thai clash at ONE Fight Night 46 on Friday, August 14. The card airs live in U.S. primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

The 27-year-old Thai has quietly built the best stretch of his ONE Championship career. Exactly a year ago, he suffered a quick knockout loss to Abdulla Dayakaev. The setback could have derailed his rise.

Instead, Nontachai responded by returning to the win column against Soner Sen, then battering Semih Sah Cindir with three knockdowns before a third-round TKO. Most recently, he defeated former two-time World Title challenger Felipe Lobo by unanimous decision at ONE Fight Night 43.

That win proved he could handle a seasoned name under the primetime spotlight. A victory over Nabati would give Nontachai back-to-back wins over two of the division's most respected names.

Nontachai Jitmuangnon meets a former unbeaten contender

Standing across from Nontachai is one of the division's most dangerous strikers. Nabati arrived in ONE with a perfect 18-0 record and quickly proved his hype was real.

He picked up wins over Pongsiri PK Saenchai and Avatar PK Saenchai on the Friday Fights platform before knocking out Suablack Tor Pran49 in the first round to earn a six-figure contract. He then defeated former World Champion Nong-O Hama to cement his status as one of the division's most feared names.

This past May, Nabati finally met adversity, suffering a split-decision loss to Yod-IQ Or Pimolsri in the main event of The Inner Circle 15. Yod-IQ has since earned a World Title shot of his own, a fact that shows just how close Nabati had come to championship contention.

A statement win over Nontachai could move Nabati right back into that picture. On August 14, one of these two men will take a genuine step toward the World Title conversation.