The aftermath of UFC 329 brought many questions, notably concerning Conor McGregor’s knee injury. A significant query was whether McGregor had sustained the injury before the fight against Max Holloway.

A theory circulated on social media, fueled by a video of McGregor stumbling while removing his shoes after walking to the Octagon. Many claimed it proved he injured his knee before the match.

McGregor dispelled these rumors by responding to fans on platform X. When asked about difficulties with his knee before the fight, McGregor clarified, “More nonsense. I had zero issue. The taking off of my shoe at octagon side, a sweaty foot, without a sock on, pulling off the shoe with the ball of my free foot. It was a brief disbalance. If even.”

McGregor lost his comeback fight via TKO, 69 seconds into Round 1, because he couldn’t bear weight on his right knee. The injury seemed to occur during a leaping roundhouse kick attempt in the fight’s early moments.

Addressing this in a response to fans, McGregor acknowledged, “A foot too early for sure. Never going to work, I disagree. The eagerness/rush out the gate is what 5 years out of the game will do. Noted and corrected. I’ll get it right. I’m getting closer, that is my mindset.”

McGregor confirmed plans to undergo surgery with an aim to return for one final fight on his UFC contract. He expressed his desire for a rematch against Holloway in this concluding bout.