{"id":267462,"date":"2018-01-08T06:03:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=267462"},"modified":"2018-01-08T06:03:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T14:03:00","slug":"coach-john-kavanagh-will-pushing-hard-get-conor-mcgregor-back-mma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/coach-john-kavanagh-will-pushing-hard-get-conor-mcgregor-back-mma\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach John Kavanagh will be &#8220;pushing very hard&#8221; to get Conor McGregor back to MMA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since UFC lightweight champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/conor-mcgregor\/\">Conor McGregor<\/a> came up short against Floyd Mayweather Jr.in the boxing ring earlier this year, we&#8217;ve been wondering what his next move will be. While that next move is still very much up in the air, his coach John Kavanagh is hoping it&#8217;s a return to the UFC&#8217;s Octagon \u2013 not the boxing ring.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1YJfm5\">\u201cI\u2019m just happy to see him back, just regular training,\u201d Kavanagh said in an interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/northern-ireland\/42598170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC Sport<\/a> (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2018\/1\/8\/16862204\/morning-report-john-kavanagh-says-pushing-very-hard-for-conor-mcgregor-to-be-back-in-ufc-not-boxing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting.com<\/a>), referencing Conor McGregor&#8217;s return to MMA training \u201cHe had a lot going on in his life. A lot of stuff outside of fighting was going on in his life and he seems to be getting the hang of all that. Now he\u2019s back training almost every day now and I think 2018 will be another big year for us. Exactly what that is, I don\u2019t know yet, but the plan is forming. Stay tuned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kavanagh then explained that McGregor is currently weighing his options, but that he is definitely still<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tony-ferguson\/tony-ferguson-fires-back-pssy-conor-mcgregor-coach-john-kavanagh\/\"> the true UFC lightweight champion<\/a>..<\/p>\n<p id=\"BKWvnW\">\u201cConor\u2019s still the champion,\u201d said Kavanagh. \u201cHe can says what he wants but I have his belt at home. He\u2019s still the champion. He\u2019s making the decision on what makes sense for the next move but it\u2019s kind of early days yet. We\u2019re just watching how that has developed while he\u2019s been away. Let\u2019s see what happens in 2018. I\u2019m excited about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"V0zHcT\">\u201cYou want to know my opinion?\u201d Kavanagh continued. \u201cI\u2019ll be pushing very hard for MMA. The boxing was a nice detour from what we\u2019ve done but mixed martial arts is my passion so if I have anything to do with it, he\u2019ll be in the octagon this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think Conor McGregor will end up fighting if he returns to the UFC&#8217;s Octagon?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 1\/8\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor came up short against Floyd Mayweather Jr.in the boxing ring earlier this year, we&#8217;ve been wondering what his next move will be. 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