{"id":200699,"date":"2016-08-08T22:50:52","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T05:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=200699"},"modified":"2016-08-08T22:50:52","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T05:50:52","slug":"john-kavanagh-theres-no-excuses-conor-mcgregor-loses-ufc-202","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/john-kavanagh-theres-no-excuses-conor-mcgregor-loses-ufc-202\/","title":{"rendered":"John Kavanagh: There&#8217;s &#8220;no excuses&#8221; if Conor McGregor loses at UFC 202"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After Conor McGregor was <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-nate-diaz-submits-conor-mcgregor\/\">handed his first UFC loss at the hands of Nate Diaz<\/a> back in March at UFC 196, the featherweight champ refused to make excuses for the loss, simply chalking the situation up to an <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/conor-mcgregor-first-nate-diaz-fight-mismanaged-weight\/\">&#8220;inefficient use of energy&#8221;.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the pair&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/nate-diaz-vs-conor-mcgregor-2-official-for-ufc-202\/\">rematch at UFC 202<\/a> on August 20th, McGregor&#8217;s coach, John Kavanagh, believes that if his prized pupil loses again, there are no excuses. He explained in an editorial for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.the42.ie\/john-kavanagh-column-8-august-2016-2909849-Aug2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">The42<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThere can be no excuses here if we don\u2019t get the result we\u2019re pursuing,\u201d Kavanagh wrote in a UFC 202 pre-fight blog for The 42.ie. \u201cThe preparation has been flawless. But the reassuring thing from our point of view is that I know we won\u2019t need any excuses because it\u2019s not going to come to that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a very important fight for Conor, but I also feel that my own reputation as a coach is at stake. This contest can be a bit of a game-changer for us all.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Do you think McGregor will be able to avenge his March loss to Diaz? 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