Conor McGregor’s return to the Octagon is still 45 days away, but the ticket scramble has already started. Early presale tickets for UFC Fight Club members were released for UFC 329, a rematch with Max Holloway at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and the public will get access on Friday.

The prices are already sitting at a premium, which is no surprise for a McGregor event. The former UFC two-division champion has long been a magnetic draw, and Holloway, a former UFC “BMF” champion, gives the main event another marquee layer.

For the first time in 11 years, a McGregor fight will be the centerpiece of the UFC’s International Fight Week schedule. That week in Las Vegas will also include a ceremonial weigh-in, Hall of Fame ceremony and press conference, while Zuffa Boxing plans to host an event on Sunday and Power Slap returns with a Friday night attraction.

McGregor has framed the card as more than a standard summer show. “UFC 329 isn’t just an average summer MMA blockbuster. It’s the UFC’s Super Bowl,” he said, while also pointing to his five-year comeback and the cost of entry in the digital streaming era, saying it comes in at under $10 a month as an upfront cost with no additional fees.

The structure of the sale is straightforward: Fight Club members got first access, the public follows Friday, and the fight remains the centerpiece of a week built around one of the sport’s most bankable names. That matters because McGregor fights have always been premium tickets, and this one arrives as his long absence gives way to a return that the UFC has spent years building toward.

July 2021 was the last time many fans saw McGregor in person at UFC 264, and the promotion is now trying to turn that anticipation into a full International Fight Week surge. The unanswered question is not whether the event will sell; it is how quickly the market absorbs another McGregor main event after so long away, and Friday should give the first real answer.