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Jose Aldo shares prediction for Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway 2 at UFC 329

Published

3 months ago

July 10, 2026

Jose Aldo shares prediction for Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway 2 at UFC 329

Jose Aldo has shared his prediction for Saturday's UFC 329 main event between Conor McGregor and Max Holloway.

McGregor and Holloway are set to rematch on Saturday, and heading into the bout, the Irishman is a +180 underdog while the Hawaiian is a -225 favorite on FanDuel. Given that Aldo has fought both of them, he's familiar with both, and he expects Holloway to get his hand raised.

â€œTo me, Max is the favorite,â€ Aldo said to Covers.com. â€œHe's active and still building his career. I can't really judge Conor's level because I haven't seen him compete in a long time. I haven't seen him inside the octagon, and I haven't seen him training, so I don't know where he's at. I see Max fighting today, and he's been putting on great performances. Conor is a complete question mark, we'll find out on fight night.

â€œI'm not saying Max Holloway is a huge favorite. Not at all. But he has the edge because he's active, he's staying sharp, and I have no idea what Conor's performance will look like. That said, Conor could walk in there and knock him out. That can absolutely happen. And it wouldn't take anything away from Max if he got knocked out by Conor, because Conor has outstanding striking and excellent timing.â€

Jose Aldo is unsure what Conor McGregor looks like

Although Aldo believes Holloway deserves to be the favorite, he does think there are some major questions about Conor McGregor.

Aldo isn't sure how McGregor will look after five years away, which makes it so hard to predict the fight.

â€œNobody really knows where he's at or what kind of performance he's going to deliver,â€ Aldo said about McGregor. â€œHe could perform like a 10 out of 10, or like a five. We just don't know. He could get it done early, land some good shots and win the fight. Or maybe he can't find Max and starts thinking, â€˜Damn, I'm in trouble,' and ends up fighting more cautiously. Nobody knows what his performance will look like.â€

Aldo lost his featherweight title to McGregor by KO in 13 seconds in 2015. He then re-lost the featherweight title to Holloway in 2017 and lost in an immediate rematch later that year, both by TKO.

Who do you think will win the UFC 329 main event between Conor McGregor and Max Holloway?

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Joaquin Buckley vows to livestream UFC comeback after 3 straight losses

Published

11 hours ago

October 19, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

Joaquin Buckley vows to livestream UFC comeback after 3 straight losses

Joaquin
Buckley remains undeterred after his third consecutive defeat
in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Buckley faced Mike Malott in the Canadian's home country at

UFC Edmonton on Saturday. Malott landed a knee in the second
round and followed with a punch before the referee stopped the
bout. Despite the setback, â€œNew Mansaâ€ remains optimistic about his
future.

Joaquin Buckley plans to document his rebuild after Mike
Malott’s UFC Edmonton knockout

Buckley won six straight fights before his current skid. He now
plans to livestream his efforts to rebuild, inviting fans to follow
the process.

â€œRight now, we rebuilding and I want y'all to see the process, not
just the results,â€ Buckley wrote in the caption of his postfight
Instagram post. â€œThe highs, the lows, and everything it takes to
become who God called me to be.â€

In the accompanying video, Buckley said he wants to share his
training and introduce fans to his team.

â€œI realize that I want to document everything,â€ Buckley said. â€œI
want to document the process, I want to document the work, I want
to document the team. This is really just starting back over from
scratch; creating a new foundation and making something happenâ€¦ I'm
not going to stop; I'm going to keep working. And I'll make sure
that everybody remembers that name.â€

MMA

Joaquin Buckley vows to livestream UFC comeback after 3 straight losses

Published

11 hours ago

October 19, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

Joaquin
Buckley remains undeterred after his third consecutive defeat
in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Buckley faced Mike Malott in the Canadian's home country at

Joaquin Buckley plans to document his rebuild after Mike
Malott’s UFC Edmonton knockout

Buckley won six straight fights before his current skid. He now
plans to livestream his efforts to rebuild, inviting fans to follow
the process.

In the accompanying video, Buckley said he wants to share his
training and introduce fans to his team.

MMA

Video: ‘UFC 333 Countdown’ full episode

Published

11 hours ago

October 19, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

Alexander Volkanovski faces an undefeated challenger, and Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili settle their epic trilogy at UFC 333 this Saturday.

In the main event, Volkanovski puts his featherweight title on the line once again as he takes on Movsar Evloev, who has had his hand raised in all 10 of his UFC appearances and holds wins over Lerone Murphy, Aljamain Sterling, Arnold Allen, and Diego Lopes. At 38, Volkanovski is closer to the end of his career than the beginning, but can he muster up another classic performance to deny the hungry Evloev?

The stakes are just as high in the co-main event, which sees Yan and Dvalishvili face off for a third time with both men owning a definitive victory in their series. Dvalishvili defeated Yan in a three-round bout in 2023, handing Yan a third straight loss and seemingly removing him from the title picture for good; however, Yan bounced back and ended Dvalishvili's bantamweight championship run this past December with a virtuoso five-round performance. Now, the battle again, with a belt and possibly all-time great status on the line.

Check out the full episode of â€˜UFC 333 Countdown' above.