{"id":786661,"date":"2026-07-08T09:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/786661\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T09:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:39:08","slug":"ufc-329s-conor-mcgregor-claims-featherweight-goat-status-the-results-show-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/786661\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 329\u2019s Conor McGregor claims Featherweight GOAT status: \u2018The results show this\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Conor McGregor will return as a Welterweight for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-fight-cards\/444863\/ufc-329-fight-card-start-time-date-location-conor-mcgregor-max-holloway-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> UFC 329<\/a> headliner versus Max Holloway, which will take place this weekend (Sat., July 11, 2026) inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">It\u2019s one of the very best win streaks in UFC history, and it catapulted McGregor to stardom and (eventually) a second UFC title. Despite the abbreviated nature of his Featherweight run, McGregor believes his performances and displayed skills are enough to rank him above the likes of Holloway, Aldo, and Alexander Volkanovski in the 145-pound GOAT discussion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cThe greatest Featherweights of all time \u2026 I\u2019ve beaten these men and hadn\u2019t been in the list,\u201d McGregor told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ctI77NE4qns&amp;t=1s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN MMA<\/a>. \u201cHow have I beaten these men easily and yet be kept from the list?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">When asked about the relative lack of performances, McGregor admitted, \u201cThat\u2019s a fair shout. I understand the [reasons] why. But you cannot get caught in all of this! What is the skill? Who is the best? Who is the greatest? Who was the best? It is me. The results show this. It\u2019s not like the fights weren\u2019t there, they were elsewhere. There were divisional changes. Originally, it was not me, there were fighters pulling out or things of that nature. So, I understand it but don\u2019t agree with it. I\u2019m the greatest featherweight since Bruce Lee, and Saturday night I will show it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">At this point, it\u2019s hard to argue anybody other than Aldo or Volkanovski for Featherweight GOAT status. Folks who were around for Aldo\u2019s WEC dominance tend to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2022\/6\/29\/23189062\/max-holloway-on-featherweight-g-o-a-t-talk-do-we-forget-the-man-jose-aldo-ufc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">remember his 10-year undefeated streak<\/a> and youngest-ever champion status well, while Volkanovski has done a remarkable job of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-325-results-volkanovski-lopes-2\/419450\/ufc-325-the-morning-after-alexander-volkanovskis-limited-time-wasted-by-bad-matchmaking\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">building his own legacy<\/a> over the years. Trouncing Holloway at the peak of his game counts for quite a bit more than beating \u201cBlessed\u201d at 21, and his second championship reign has bolstered his GOAT status as well. McGregor might have had the highest peak of the lot, but longevity matters in these kinds of discussions, particularly since the Irish star never defended his belt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Regardless, 145-pound legacy will have little to do with UFC 329\u2019s main event. Since leaving Featherweight, McGregor holds a less impressive UFC record of 3-4, so he\u2019ll be aiming to improve to .500 on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor will return as a Welterweight for his UFC 329 headliner versus Max Holloway, which will take&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":786662,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,40762,785,85,1396],"class_list":["post-786661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=786661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786661\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/786662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=786661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=786661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=786661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}