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John Kavanagh shares inspiring story from Conor McGregor’s UFC debut
UFC superstar Conor McGregor has taken the MMA world by storm since making his UFC debut in 2013, where he knocked out Marcus Brimage in the very first round with beautiful looping uppercuts. Fast forward four years and McGregor is undoubtably the biggest name in MMA at the present time. After making history in 2016 […]
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Coach John Kavanagh makes interesting suggestion for Gunnar Nelson’s next fight
Last night, in the co-main event of the UFC’s latest trip to London, England, Iceland’s Gunnar Nelson scored an impressive win over the ever dangerous Alan Jouban. This win, which occurred after a fairly dominant first round, saw Nelson put his American foe on roller skates, before chasing him to the mat, where he locked […]
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Coach John Kavanagh details his ideal next fights for Conor McGregor
Shortly after winning the UFC lightweight title with a beautiful, second-round knockout of Eddie Alvarez, Conor McGregor set his sights on a game-changing boxing match with semi-retired boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. Whether this fight actually happens is still very difficult to say, but it remains the Irishman’s singular focus. McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh, however, […]
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John Kavanagh not impressed with interim title fight at UFC 209
This week, it was announced that top ranked lightweights Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson would be stepping into the Octagon in the co-main event of UFC 209 on March 4th to compete for the interim UFC lightweight championship. The fight had been in the works for quite some time after UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor […]
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Coach John Kavanagh mandating all SBG fighters to get brain scan to compete in 2017
Straight Blast Gym head coach John Kavanagh, who has led UFC superstar Conor McGregor to the top of the fight game is putting the safety of his fighters ahead of anything else for 2017. Kavanagh, who runs SBG Ireland where Conor McGregor has trained from a young age before making his way into the UFC, […]
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John Kavanagh sounds off on Anthony Pettis missing weight
Friday morning, unfortunate news surfaced that former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis had missed weight for his scheduled UFC 206 interim featherweight title fight with Max Holloway. Pettis, who missed weight by three pounds for the event, is no longer eligible to win the interim featherweight championship in the fight, and also forfeited 20% of […]
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Coach John Kavanagh talks about Conor McGregor putting hands behind his back against Eddie Alvarez
UFC superstar Conor McGregor put on a brilliant performance in his historic fight against Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in November. With his dominating win, “The Notorious” became the first fighter to ever hold two UFC division titles at the same time, being the champion of the UFC’s 145-pound featherweight and 155-pound lightweight divisions. Many […]
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Coach Kavanagh explains why stripping Conor McGregor of FW title was a “ridiculous” move by UFC
Earlier this month, in the main event of UFC 205, Conor McGregor knocked out Eddie Alvarez to win the UFC lightweight title. Because he already owned the UFC featherweight title, this defeat of Alvarez made him the first fighter in UFC history to hold belts in two divisions simultaneously. Just weeks later, shortly after the […]
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Coach Kavanagh reacts to Conor McGregor being stripped of his UFC featherweight title
During last night’s UFC Fight Night 101 broadcast, UFC officials announced that Conor McGregor had ‘relinquished’ his UFC featherweight championship. The promotion added that Jose Aldo, who won UFC interim featherweight title be defeating Frankie Edgar at UFC 200 in July, had been promoted to undisputed featherweight champion of the UFC. In addition to that […]
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Conor McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh feels Nate Diaz would finish both Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson
Following Conor McGregor’s historic win over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 over the weekend, everyone wants to know what comes next for the Irish UFC superstar. On Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour, McGregor’s long-time coach John Kavanagh spoke about the next potential fight for “The Notorious” and said that he personally would like to […]
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Coach John Kavanagh on McGregor vs. Alvarez: This Was a Massive Mismatch
Last Saturday, in the main event of UFC 205, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor knocked out lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez with beautiful, second-round combination. This seemingly effortless victory rendered the Irish star the first fighter in UFC history to own titles in two divisions simultaneously. While many members of the MMA community were shocked by […]
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Conor McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh wants Nate Diaz trilogy fight next
UFC star Conor McGregor made history at Madison Square Garden at UFC 205 when he finished Eddie Alvarez by TKO to become the first fighter in the UFC to hold two weight division’s titles simultaneously. The biggest thing that fans of Conor McGregor are waiting on is what fight comes next for the Irish superstar. […]
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Coach John Kavanagh Makes His Prediction for Alvarez vs. McGregor
UFC 205, which will mark the UFC’s long awaited debut in New York City, is now just days away. As this mammoth card draws ever closer, fans, media members, fighters, and other MMA personalities have begun to offer up their predictions on the main event: a lightweight title fight between divisional king Eddie Alvarez and […]
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Conor McGregor and coach John Kavanagh are not best buddies: ‘I’m his coach and he’s my athlete and I kind of like it like that’
Despite having a very tight and close relationship with each other, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and his long-time coach John Kavanagh are not even close to being best pals. Kavanagh, one of the pioneers of MMA in Ireland recently spoke with Paul Kimmage of the Independent on how he prefers to keep his relationship […]
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John Kavanagh recalls how Conor McGregor nearly gave up after losing a fight and stole from him
It’s crazy to imagine a world of mixed martial arts without Conor McGregor. Back when “The Notorious” was just starting off his career in MMA and barely making ends meet, he almost walked a completely different path but was lured back on track by his coach, John Kavanagh. Kavanagh spoke with Paul Kimmage of the […]
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Coach John Kavanagh recalls Mike Tyson’s single piece of advice for Conor McGregor
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has become a worldwide star and it’s only fitting that the prize MMA fighter has been seen hanging out with other celebrities. We’ve seen Conor hanging out with Jennifer Lopez at her birthday. Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo paid “The Notorious” a visit during his UFC 202 training camp preparing for […]
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McGregor’s coach on knockout report: “Not everything you read on the Internet is true.”
Following a report on Monday of Conor McGregor being knocked out while sparring in preparation for his UFC 205 title fight with Eddie Alvarez, SBG’s head coach John Kavanagh took to Twitter to vaguely dispel the report. MMA insider Dizz had tweeted that McGregor was “shaky getting back to his feet” and with a possibly […]
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McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh is ‘slightly terrified’ by Nate Diaz
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was able to drop Nate Diaz on three different occasions during their five-round war at UFC 202 in Las Vegas. Although “Mystic Mac” was able to find a home for his big left hand on frequent occasion against Diaz, Nate took all of the shots and just kept coming back. […]
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SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh dropping knowledge
Straight Blast Gym head coach John Kavanagh is a rather active social media user. While his prized pupil Conor McGregor has caught quite a bit of criticism since his UFC 196 loss to Nate Diaz in March, Kavanagh has taken to social media with some wisdom for his followers. Money will help but it won't […]
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John Kavanagh gets hilariously strange message about training at SBG Ireland
SBG Ireland has earned the reputation as one of Ireland’s premiere MMA gyms, with John Kavanagh earning the reputation as one of the best coaches in all of MMA. Coach Kavanagh likely receives hundreds of emails regarding training at SBG Ireland given the number of high profile fighters who train at his gym. We have […]