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UFC International Fight Week takes over Vegas July 9–12 — McGregor returns at UFC 329

Conor McGregor fights for the first time since 2021 against Max Holloway on July 11, capping four days of UFC events at T-Mobile Arena.

The UFC's biggest week of the year lands in Las Vegas July 9–12, and this one carries a headline the sport has waited nearly five years for: Conor McGregor returns at UFC 329 on July 11 against Max Holloway, his first fight since breaking his leg at UFC 264 in 2021. It's a welterweight bout — Holloway moving up a division — at T-Mobile Arena, with the main card at 6 p.m. PT on Paramount+.

UFC Fights in Las Vegas
UFC Fights in Las Vegas

The week is stacked around it. The UFC Hall of Fame induction (Dominick Cruz and Demetrious Johnson) is July 9, Power Slap and the ceremonial weigh-ins land July 10, UFC 329 is July 11, and Zuffa Boxing closes it out July 12. Expect the whole south Strip to be packed with fans.

T-Mobile Arena sits behind New York-New York, a short walk from Park MGM — the easiest place to stay if you've got tickets and don't want to fight traffic after the card. Book hotels early; Fight Week is one of the priciest weekends of the summer.

Our take: if you're not going to the fight, don't fight the crowds either — the sportsbooks and bars around the arena get slammed. Post up at a smaller casino sportsbook a monorail stop away for the same energy without the crush. And if you want tickets, buy resale the week of; McGregor cards often soften slightly once the hype peaks.

Source: UFC.com — UFC 329