{"id":87928,"date":"2026-07-07T14:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T04:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/?p=87928"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T04:08:09","slug":"ufc-329-mcgregor-vs-holloway-tips-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/07\/ufc-329-mcgregor-vs-holloway-tips-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway Tips & Predictions\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Conor McGregor makes his\u00a0long-awaited\u00a0return to the octagon in Las Vegas this weekend when he takes on Max Holloway at\u00a0welterweight.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were many who thought we would never see \u2018The Notorious\u2019 compete again after his horror leg break five years\u00a0ago\u00a0but we again get to\u00a0witness\u00a0the biggest name in the sports’ history on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My thoughts and betting plays for UFC 329 can be found below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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A new generation of UFC fans will be introduced to \u2018The Notorious\u2019 one Conor McGregor after five years away from the octagon due to a sickening broken leg against Dustin Poirier in 2021, sidelining the biggest star in the sport since that fateful night in Las Vegas.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Irishman entered the sport in 2013 not just to take part but \u2018take over\u2019 and\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0exactly what he did.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

His rise in the biggest promotion in the sport included becoming the first person to hold two UFC belts simultaneously when he first knocked out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds at Featherweight and then Eddie Alverez at Lightweight.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This run also included a unanimous decision\u00a0win\u00a0over\u00a0a very young\u00a0Max Holloway.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That loss for Holloway was the catalyst for 13 straight wins which included the UFC Featherweight\u00a0title\u00a0and he would go on to win, and defend, the BMF title and fight the biggest names in the sport.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One has been extremely active. The other has been missing in action.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One\u00a0we can trust. And one we simply\u00a0can not.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prediction:<\/strong> Max Holloway by KO\/TKO @ $1.88<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\n Bet Now: McGregor vs Holloway <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Benoit Saint-Denis vs Paddy Pimblett <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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Two highly ranked Lightweights will do battle in the co-main\u00a0event\u00a0and the winner will put themselves firmly in the picture for a title shot after a\u00a0likely rematch\u00a0between Justin Gaethje and Illia Topuria.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It has been a dream of Paddy Pimblett\u2019s to be on a card with Conor\u00a0McGregor\u00a0and he gets to live that this weekend.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He entered the UFC with a similar amount of hype as\u00a0McGregor\u00a0and there is no doubt he financially\u00a0benefited\u00a0from the path that he laid before him.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Seven straight wins culminated in an interim title fight against Justin Gaethje in January and although he was beaten to a pulp, he showed determination and grit to make it through the full five rounds.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

BSD was\u00a0on a roll\u00a0before a\u00a0two fight\u00a0losing streak halted his momentum toward the top of the division.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since those losses he has finished his opponents the last four times he has entered the\u00a0octagon\u00a0and he has all the tools and weapons to challenge for the title should he progress past\u00a0Pimblett\u00a0on Sunday.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Both fighters have excellent grappling\u00a0abilities\u00a0but\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0predicting the fight takes place on the\u00a0feet for the most part.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prediction: <\/strong>Fight To End In KO\/TKO @ $2.50\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\n Bet Now: Saint-Denis vs Pimblett <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Cory Sandhagen vs Mario Bautista <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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Cory Sandhagen has been at the top of the Bantamweight division for the best part of a decade but has never tasted the ultimate success.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He has had four tires at either a title eliminator, interim title or the actual title and has come up short each time.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He had his chance at gold against Merab Dvalishvili in October 2025 but lost a unanimous decision over five rounds.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mario Bautista gets this opportunity against a high ranked opponent thanks to a body of sustained work in the\u00a0UFC\u00a0including nine wins in his last 10 fights.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This includes wins over Jose Aldo, Ricky\u00a0Simon\u00a0and Patchy\u00a0Mix\u00a0although they were all by decision.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is not the first time these two have met with Cory Sandhagen winning by first round submission when Bautista made his UFC debut back in 2019.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although it is\u00a0a number of\u00a0years later, I see a similar outcome.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prediction: <\/strong>Cory Sandhagen To Win @ $1.68<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\n Bet Now: Sandhagen vs Bautista <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Conor McGregor makes his\u00a0long-awaited\u00a0return to the octagon in Las Vegas this weekend when he takes on Max Holloway at\u00a0welterweight.\u00a0 There were many who thought we would never see \u2018The Notorious\u2019 compete again after his horror leg break five years\u00a0ago\u00a0but we again get to\u00a0witness\u00a0the biggest name in the sports’ history on Sunday.\u00a0 My thoughts and betting plays for UFC 329 can be found below.  0 Days 0 Hours 0 Mins 0 Secs UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2 Sunday 12th Jul Max Holloway $1.46 vs Conor McGregor $2.75 UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2 odds correct as of 07\/07\/2026 and subject…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":87929,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[463],"tags":[2161],"hub_post_cat":[],"class_list":["post-87928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ufc","tag-ufc-tips"],"acf":{"md_tip_date":"","md_tip_date_end":"","md_market_url":"","tip_date":"07\/07\/2026","event_country":"Australia"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87928\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87928"},{"taxonomy":"hub_post_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hub_post_cat?post=87928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}