Dana White says UFC 329 win can be Conor McGregor’s best achievement: ‘No person’s ever done it’

Conor McGregor is being widely counted out in his comeback.

The previous lightweight and featherweight champion is headlining UFC 329, an event that closes out the 2026 edition of International Fight Week in Las Vegas.

McGregor will fight Max Holloway in a rematch, 13 years after fighting through a serious knee injury to beat ‘Blessed’ via unanimous decision.

Given his lengthy layoff and Holloway’s activity, not many expect McGregor to repeat that feat. If he does, though, the UFC president thinks it could go right to the highest of the Irishman’s list of accolades.

How high would Conor McGregor beating Max Holloway at UFC 329 rank amongst the perfect returns?

Dana White would rank Conor McGregor beating Max Holloway at UFC 329 top of his achievements

McGregor has won only a single fight since knocking out Eddie Alvarez to develop into the primary simultaneous two-division champion in UFC history a decade ago.

After beating Donald Cerrone in 2020, the Irishman was KO’d by Dustin Poirier in January the next yr. Six months later, McGregor broke his leg at UFC 264, starting a lengthy recovery period and Octagon hiatus.

With that in mind, many expect Holloway to comfortably avenge his 2013 loss to ‘The Notorious’.

During a recent interview with TNT Sports, UFC president Dana White discussed what it could mean if McGregor proves his doubters flawed.

“No doubt,” White said when asked if a victory on Saturday can be McGregor’s biggest achievement to this point.

“After a five-year layoff, no person’s ever done it. No person’s ever done it, come back and looked the identical.

“Especially, in numerous these other combat sports, when a man comes back after that big of a layoff, they take easy fights or what are perceived to be easy fights,” he added.

“That is anything but a simple fight. He’s stepping into there with a straight killer who has been fighting the perfect of the perfect your entire time Conor has been gone.”

McGregor says Holloway has not improved since they first shared the Octagon 13 years ago.

He’ll soon have the possibility to prove that theory by adding a second win over the Hawaiian fan favorite to his skilled mixed martial arts record.