Conor McGregor has surgery on torn ACL, again vows comeback: 'My knee is repaired...Thank you God'

Conor McGregor is connected the roadworthy to betterment aft his instrumentality to the Octagon hardly lasted 1 minute.

After 5 years without a fight, McGregor opened his July 11 combat against Max Holloway aggressively, attempting a moving footwear earlier throwing a caput footwear moments later. However, helium slipped some times due to the fact that it was evident helium had suffered a genu injury.

He tried to powerfulness done it, but astir 2 minutes into the fight, helium grabbed astatine his close limb again, and referee Mike Beltran called the combat aft conscionable 69 seconds pursuing what yet was a torn ACL.

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Conor McGregor of Ireland reacts aft an wounded stoppage successful a welterweight combat during UFC 329 astatine T-Mobile Arena successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected July 11, 2026. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

McGregor, though, posted a video to societal media saying that his country was a "success."

"What’s up, folks? The Mac is back, baby. My genu is repaired, country was a success, and I’m connected the roadworthy to recovery. That should archer you each you request to cognize astir my mindset. Straight into surgery, genu repaired, and connected the road. Let’s go," helium said successful the video.

McGregor past name-dropped erstwhile fighters Dominick Cruz and Georges St. Pierre, arsenic good arsenic Tom Brady and Adrian Peterson, different athletes who person returned from ACL tears, arsenic his "motivation...especially the warring boys."

"My mindset is unstoppable, unbreakable. Thank you God. Thank you truthful overmuch God."

McGregor vowed soon aft the wounded that helium would beryllium back.

Conor McGregor and Max Holloway conscionable successful the octagon for a 2nd clip astatine UFC 329 Saturday, July 11, astatine the T-Mobile Arena successful Las Vegas. (Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

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"We'll beryllium back... In the sanction of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. We'll beryllium back. Let's go."

McGregor made an affectional station the time aft the fight, saying his "head gasket is gone."

"Destroyed. I had nary wounded / injuries going into the fight. I was throwing kicks, planted and jumping, each passim campy arsenic good arsenic backstage earlier the fight. This came retired of nowhere. I americium beyond acheronian here. I tin lone picture it arsenic hell," helium said connected X.

Conor McGregor reacts aft losing to Max Holloway successful a welterweight combat astatine UFC 329 connected Saturday, July 11, 2026, successful Las Vegas. (John Locher/AP)

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McGregor was participating successful his archetypal bout since July 2021 erstwhile helium mislaid to Dustin Poirier owed to a devastating limb injury. He’s lone won 1 combat since 2020.

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