McGregor seeks injury scan results and calls for UFC 329 bout to be ruled a no contest
Conor McGregor said he will receive MRI results on his knee injury and suggested the UFC 329 decision be changed to a no contest with bets refunded, though officials deem the proposals unlikely.
Conor McGregor announced on Instagram that he expects MRI results on his right-knee injury on Thursday, after the joint was damaged early in his UFC 329 rematch with Max Holloway. In the same post, he wrote that the fight outcome should be changed to a no-contest and that all wagers be returned.
McGregor’s knee was injured when he landed awkwardly in the opening minutes, forcing him to stop fighting despite attempting to continue. The Irish fighter said the scan will determine the extent of the damage.
Legal analysts note that an injury-induced technical knockout is a standard result under UFC rules, and there is no evidence of officiating error, making an appeal to overturn the decision unlikely to succeed.
Betting operators reported a large volume of wagers on McGregor to win, and while some daily-fantasy platforms provide injury protection, standard sportsbooks are not required to refund bets after a fight ends due to injury. Any reversal of payouts would be unprecedented.
"I will have the results of the scan on my leg tomorrow. The fight should be a no contest and all bets returned," McGregor wrote in the Instagram image.