Max Holloway still needed to cut weight despite 15lb move as much as fight Conor McGregor confirms dietitian

Max Holloway is probably not battling the type of size drawback at UFC 329 that many had predicted.

‘Blessed’ has his second fight of 2026 this Saturday in the course of the UFC’s International Fight Week, and it is a large one for the featherweight legend.

The previous 145-pound champion and BMF titleholder will headline UFC 329 against the returning Conor McGregor, a fight that marks Holloway’s very first welterweight outing.

Those backing the Irishman have cited his size and history competing at 170 kilos as his important advantage, but a member of Holloway’s team insists that the Hawaiian has enough mass to achieve the heavier weight class.

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‘large 155er’ Max Holloway still needed to cut to welterweight for Conor McGregor rematch at UFC 329

Holloway lost to Charles Oliveira at UFC 326 this past March. That headlining fight was a light-weight bout for the symbolic BMF title.

Given the relatively quick turnaround before his upcoming opportunity to exact revenge on McGregor, 13 years after losing to him at 145 kilos, there has not been much time for ‘Blessed’ to bulk up.

Despite that, Holloway apparently still needed to perform a weight cut to hit 170 kilos on the size at Friday’s weigh-ins.

“We’re going to be cutting weight. Max is an enormous guy,” Holloway’s dietician, Tyler Minton, said during an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show earlier in fight week.

“Once I post an image with me and Max, it’s at all times, ‘Holy smokes, he’s huge.’ Max is a really large 155er now that he’s had time to do that, and you realize that a big 155er is a 170, naturally.

“So, yeah, we’re still gonna have a weight cut, but that being said, it’s not one among those you’ve to fear or worry about,” he continued. “We’ve been in a position to focus purely on performance.”

While UFC 329 will mark Holloway’s maiden welterweight performance, McGregor has some experience within the division.

The Irishman split two welterweight fights against Nate Diaz in 2016 before knocking out Donald Cerrone with ease in his return to the load class six years ago.