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].”

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.”

“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?”

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