Regardless of the outcome of the fight between Conor McGregor and Max Holloway this weekend, there is no doubt McGregor is the greatest in UFC history.
The greatest trash talker, that is.
He’ll have an opportunity to put those skills on display in primetime. The setting: a one-hour live special to be broadcast by CBS from the weigh-in for UFC 329 at 9 p.m. ET Friday, July 10. (CBS and Paramount+, UFC’s streaming partner, both are part of Paramount, the parent company.)
So let the post-Fourth of July fireworks begin, right?
Whether McGregor can recapture his magnificence in the Octagon after a five-year layoff will be revealed Saturday, July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. But the one-hour primetime special creates an opportunity to test skills as a promoter, entertainer and showman.
The special will feature interviews with McGregor and Holloway, co-main combatants Paddy Pimblett and Benoit Saint-Denis and an appearance by UFC CEO Dana White.
At 37, McGregor might be more subdued than before. But already he has vowed to be “venomous’’ in the lead-up to his five-round welterweight bout against Holloway. It’ll be a rematch of their fight in 2013, when McGregor won by unanimous decision.
How to watch UFC 329 Special
- What UFC 329 Primetime special
- Date: Friday, July 10
- Time: 9 p.m. ET
- TV: CBS
- Stream: Paramount+
Watch “This is UFC” Primetime special on Paramount+
An intriguing fight card for UFC 329
With McGregor making his long-awaited comeback, the UFC 329 card promises to be intriguing beyond the main and co-main event, which is Benoit St. Davis vs. Paddy Pimblett
Gable Steveson, the freestyle Olympic gold medalist from the 2020 Tokyo Games, will be making his UFC debut against Elisha Ellison in a heavyweight bout.
Robert Whittaker, a former UFC interim middleweight champion, will be moving up to the light heavyweight division in a fight against Nikita Krylov.
Cody Garbrandt, a former UFC bantamweight champion, will square off against Adrian Yanez in a bantamweight fight.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Conor McGregor primetime special: How to watch UFC 329 CBS special tonight
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