AKA head coach Javier Mendez believes Conor McGregor was very tense before UFC 329, and the version of “The Notorious” he saw on July 11 was very different. After a five-year hiatus, McGregor returned to the octagon earlier this month at UFC 329 to run it back with Max Holloway. Therefore, he looked tense even before the fight began, including when Bruce Buffer was announcing his name. Conor McGregor’s UFC 329 Return Ends in Disaster. Recently, the Irishman blamed “dry ice” for his injury, adding that the octagon floor was wet at UFC 329, and therefore he wants his TKO loss to Max Holloway to be overturned to a no contest.