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On Saturday night, Conor McGregor will make his return to the octagon for the first time in five years when he takes on Max Holloway at UFC 329 in Las Vegas.
It comes just over 18 months after the 37-year-old lost a civil case and was ordered to pay €248,000 ($257,000, £206,000) in damages to his accuser Nikita Hand, who alleged that McGregor raped her in a Dublin hotel room in December 2018 – a charge McGregor denies. He was later told to pay costs too.
McGregor vs Holloway 2: Why question marks hang over Conor McGregor's UFC 329 return
When Conor McGregor steps into the octagon to face Max Holloway after a five-year absence on Sunday, it will be a bittersweet moment for many fans.
On one hand it is the return of the biggest star in mixed martial arts history, with McGregor central to the sport's rise in popularity.
The Irishman was the UFC's first simultaneous two-weight world champion, while his brash and witty personality captivated fans like no MMA fighter before him.
But for all McGregor's achievements within the sport, his career has been dogged by controversy.
From court cases, where McGregor lost a civil jury appeal against a finding at the High Court in Dublin that he had sexually assaulted a woman in a Dublin hotel, to a failed presidential run and missed drugs tests, a number of incidents have cast large question marks over his legacy.
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