{"id":202028,"date":"2016-08-24T18:16:04","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T01:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=202028"},"modified":"2016-08-24T18:40:04","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T01:40:04","slug":"john-kavanagh-names-ideal-next-opponent-for-conor-mcgregor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/john-kavanagh-names-ideal-next-opponent-for-conor-mcgregor\/","title":{"rendered":"John Kavanagh names ideal next opponent for Conor McGregor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the heels of <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-conor-mcgregor-vs-nate-diaz-highlights\/\">Conor McGregor&#8217;s UFC 202 majority decision over Nate Diaz<\/a>, many wondered what the featherweight champ&#8217;s next move would be. <\/p>\n<p>Given that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/conor-mcgregor-fight-itll-155\/\">McGregor has remained noncommittal about returning to featherweight<\/a>, despite the fact that UFC President Dana White said he would be forced to vacate the belt if he doesn&#8217;t defend it, many are wondering if McGregor could challenge Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight championship.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent Twitter Q&#038;A, SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh was asked who he would recommend McGregor fights next, to which he responded:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"et\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/7Joooel\">@7Joooel<\/a> 55 belt<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/John_Kavanagh\/status\/768503846549069824\">August 24, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When asked if he would like to see McGregor vs. Diaz III at UFC 205, Kavanagh responded:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexloveridge95\">@alexloveridge95<\/a> nah, 55 belt sounds better<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/John_Kavanagh\/status\/768504271989972992\">August 24, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the heels of Conor McGregor&#8217;s UFC 202 majority decision over Nate Diaz, many wondered what the featherweight champ&#8217;s next move would be. 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