Max Holloway has labeled Conor McGregor old, slow and delusional in the aftermath of their disappointing matchup at UFC 329 last month.
Holloway (28-9) defeated McGregor (22-7) via TKO in just 69 seconds, after McGregor injured his right knee in the opening seconds of their welterweight bout in Las Vegas. In various post-fight comments, McGregor has promised to return next year to give Holloway a "generational beating" and even suggested he slipped on a wet canvas last month.
In a video posted to his YouTube channel Friday, Holloway offered his first response to some of McGregor's recent comments.
"For that dude to be talking about how it was slippery because of the dry ice or whatever, I don't know what he's talking about because I didn't fall," Holloway said. "Him talking about this 'generational beating,' dude is delusional. To me, he felt slow in there. He felt slow. He looked old. If there was going to be a generational beating, it wasn't going to be on his end."
McGregor didn't take long to issue a response, firing back at Holloway in a post on X later Friday, "There's no way the most punched on face in ufc history (check the stats) is talking this way?"
McGregor, 38, underwent knee surgery on a torn ACL earlier this month. He has mentioned a possible return at UFC's International Fight week next July. Last month's loss to Holloway was his first appearance since July 2021. He has now suffered serious lower-body injuries in each of past two fights, including a fractured leg against Dustin Poirier in 2021.
