Chris Weidman: Conor McGregor faces 'big uphill battle' at UFC 329
Chris Weidman isn't so sure about Conor McGregor being able to beat Max Holloway without knocking him out.
Chris Weidman expected the betting odds to have been even wider for Conor McGregor's return to the UFC. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) draws former UFC and BMF champion Max Holloway (27-9 MMA, 23-9 UFC) in a five-round welterweight bout at UFC 329 on July 11 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas ( Paramount+ ). McGregor, who hasn't competed since breaking his leg in July 2021, is a big underdog against Holloway.
"What are the odds on that fight? 3-1? I'm thinking like 6-1," Weidman said on UFC on Paramount+ .
"Max is so active. Obviously he lost to (Charles) Oliveira in his last fight, but before that, he's been looking great. And he's not going to have to worry about the wrestling and jiu-jitsu obviously of Conor McGregor, and Max just gets better as the fight goes on.
Conor slows down to begin with, and now this is five years off. It's just a big uphill battle. " Weidman pointed to McGregor's prior tendency of slowing down in fights and sees him struggling with that even more after not having fought in five years.