Despite all the talk and pre-fight hype, the UFC 329 main event did not deliver as Conor McGregor instantly fell down and injured himself on the very first strike of the match. Max Holloway was awarded with the quick TKO victory, but no one was happy about the anti-climactic finish.
Former UFC champion turned commentator Michael Bisping didn’t hold back with his thoughts, calling it the “biggest disappointment” ever.
“It was just an utter disappointment,” Bisping said on the UFC 329 broadcast. “We
were all hyped up waiting for the return of Conor McGregor. Will it be the greatest comeback in sports history? No! It was the biggest disappointment in combat sports history. It was!
“It completely sucked the air out of the building,” Bisping continued. “I feel for Conor, I feel for Max Holloway, and I feel for all of these fans that parted ways with hard earned money because the fight didn’t even really get started. Conor ran out of there, tried this flying kick, landed, blew his knee, and that was it. It was over, it was done, a disappointment!”
Soon after Bisping brought up the fans spending their “hard earned money,” Dana White confirmed in the post-fight press conference that UFC 329 had 20,076 people in attendance for a record setting $26.4 million gate.
After five years away from competition McGregor got injured and lost in just one minute and nine seconds. He has now lost four of his last five fights, with the former two-division champion only having one win in almost a decade.
