Conor McGregor is straight up trying to get his loss to Max Holloway at UFC 329 overturned to a no contest, and get this: he’s blaming a fog machine! The Notorious One dropped a post on Instagram claiming the dry ice from his walkout machine made the octagon surface wet, leading directly to him blowing out his knee. He’s talking torn ACL and meniscus, a brutal combo, and he’s not holding back, calling for the fight to be scrubbed entirely.
The “Wet Floor” Heard ‘Round the Octagon
McGregor’s definitely got a wild story here, and he’s sticking to it. He even specifically called out “The white orange and green machine” in his Instagram post, saying he’s “mosying on back to the office, up the office!” and that the “dry ice has the cage floor wet it’s a no contest now chop chop for the champ champ.” He also shared clips from the fight, trying to show everyone he was slipping on the surface. Seriously, he claims this wet surface caused the injury that forced the referee to stop the match after just 69 seconds! Can you believe it? Less than a minute and a half of fight time, gone, all blamed on a fog machine. McGregor was going for a kick in the opening moments when the knee just blew. We’re talking a *torn ACL and meniscus*, a brutal combination of major league injuries that would sideline any athlete for ages. This is not some minor tweak. He’s already hinted at a potential “Last Dance” fight in 2027 once he’s finally cleared to compete again, showing just how long this recovery is gonna take.
Why This “No Contest” Call Is Dead in the Water
Here’s where things get really tough for McGregor, though: there’s basically *zero* chance he gets this result overturned. He first hinted at a no contest on an Instagram Story way back on July 15, saying “The fight should be a no contest and all bets returned.” But now, bringing it up *three weeks* after the bout? That’s a huge problem. It just screams of desperation. The official Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts are pretty darn clear, stating a no contest gets ruled when a “contestant is prematurely stopped due to accidental injury and a sufficient amount of time has not been completed to render a decision via the scorecards.” If the floor was truly as slippery as McGregor claims, wouldn’t Max Holloway, his opponent, have also been impacted by it? That’s a major detail to overlook. Plus, the Nevada State Athletic Commission probably isn’t going to make a judgment this late that could actually overturn the result. It looks like this 69-second TKO loss, injuries and all, is gonna stick, no matter how much dry ice he blames.
So, the hard truth is, despite McGregor’s wild dry ice claims and painful injuries, that UFC 329 loss isn’t going anywhere. Now, fans are left just waiting. The focus shifts entirely to his recovery and that potential “Last Dance” fight he’s hinted at in 2027. We’ll see if he can even make it back to the octagon for that.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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