Overview
- McGregor told reporters at the BKFC 96 post-fight press conference on Saturday that he wants a trilogy with Max Holloway to be the final fight on his current UFC contract and said he expects to return in roughly nine months if rehab goes as before.
- He suffered a torn ACL and meniscus and lost by first-round injury TKO to Holloway at UFC 329 in July, underwent surgery in August, and has been publicly outlining a comeback timeline centered on International Fight Week 2027.
- McGregor confirmed he has one fight left on his UFC deal and said he plans to pursue bare-knuckle bouts with BKFC after fulfilling that obligation, a move he has publicly signaled for months.
- Former champion Henry Cejudo urged the UFC to release McGregor to avoid paying the kinds of multi‑million dollar purses McGregor has historically drawn, an argument framed by changes in the sport’s media deals and revenue models.
- No trilogy booking or UFC decision has been announced, so the next steps to watch are whether the promotion schedules Holloway to wait, seeks another opponent for McGregor, or negotiates an exit that would let him fight as a free agent.