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Conor McGregor's octagon return against Max Holloway at UFC 329 ended in only 69 seconds after the Irish star suffered a knee injury.

McGregor opened with several high kicks but missed both attempts and dropped to the canvas.

The 37-year-old stood up yet appeared unsteady, leading referee Mike Beltran to halt the fight as he stumbled.

Holloway received the win by technical knockout.

This marked McGregor's first UFC bout since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in 2021.

Holloway aimed to avenge his 2013 loss to McGregor and improved his record to 28 wins in 37 fights.

"You guys are lucky because there is going to be a Holloway v McGregor 3 now," Holloway said.

"It is what it is. I'll sit down with the UFC. There was so much hype for that. We have to run it back one more time. We need one more.

"I was looking forward to this. I was working hard to get to 170lb and fight this guy. For it to end like this, it sucks."

Former featherweight champion Holloway made his welterweight debut at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The setback marks McGregor's seventh career loss and fourth in his past five outings, with just one victory since 2016.