{"id":231636,"date":"2017-04-05T06:28:25","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T13:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=231636"},"modified":"2017-04-05T06:39:46","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T13:39:46","slug":"conor-mcgregor-coach-confirms-mayweather-preparations-have-begun-in-my-mind-its-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/conor-mcgregor-coach-confirms-mayweather-preparations-have-begun-in-my-mind-its-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor coach confirms Mayweather preparations have begun: ‘In my mind, it’s on’"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is currently no bigger story in the world of combat sports than that of UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor<\/a>‘s possible boxing mega fight<\/a> with undefeated great Floyd Mayweather Jr<\/a>. This epic,\u00a0sport versus sport<\/a> showdown dominates headlines, and continues to enthral the combat sports community as new details continue to emerge.<\/p>\n

This fight, of course, is not yet a done deal. Though we know both McGregor and Mayweather are keen to make it happen, there are some serious bureaucratic and financial hurdles that must be cleared before it can all be made official.<\/p>\n

Apparently, however, this is not stopping McGregor from training like a mad man for a potential fight with the boxing great.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with Fox Sports<\/a> Australia, McGregor’s head coach John Kavanagh confirmed that McGregor’s focus in training has shifted from MMA to getting ready for a boxing match with Mayweather.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my mind, [the fight is] on,\u201d Kavanagh said \u201cThat\u2019s the mentality we\u2019re in. Like you said, there\u2019s a lot of fingers in the pie on this one. There\u2019s different promotions, different organizations, different commissions that are involved but as far as I\u2019m concerned, I really believe it\u2019s going to happen this year. That\u2019s the mindset I have.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cLet the people in the suits worry about the paperwork. We\u2019re training for it.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kavanagh then elaborated on how exactly McGregor’s training has evolved for this possible fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoxing is one of the 10 skills you need for mixed martial arts,” he said. “But now we\u2019re only doing boxing so we can drop wrestling and jiu-jitsu and Thai boxing, we can just focus on the boxing.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cSo of course we\u2019re getting ready to fight arguably one of the best defensive boxers of all time, but the training will become simplified cause we only have to do boxing, so it\u2019s a new challenge I\u2019m excited about.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do you think Conor McGregor can shock the world by defeating Floyd Mayweather at his own game? Sound off, PENN Nation<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 4\/5\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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