{"id":287154,"date":"2018-10-06T23:20:22","date_gmt":"2018-10-07T06:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=287154"},"modified":"2018-10-06T23:20:22","modified_gmt":"2018-10-07T06:20:22","slug":"conor-mcgregors-coach-john-kavanagh-issues-statement-following-ufc-229-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/conor-mcgregors-coach-john-kavanagh-issues-statement-following-ufc-229-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh issues statement following UFC 229 loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tonight’s highly anticipated UFC 229 main event between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov left fight fans with a bitter taste in their mouths.<\/p>\n

The fight itself was highly entertaining. Khabib used his strong wrestling to take advantage early in the fight, but Conor McGregor was able to claw back in round three.<\/p>\n

Eventually in round four Khabib Nurmagomedov would get the brash Irishman to the floor and quickly took his back.<\/p>\n

From there, “The Eagle” was able to lock in a fight-ending rear-naked choke<\/a> which forced Conor McGregor to tapout.<\/p>\n

Immediately following his stoppage victory over Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov proceeded to jump out of the octagon and attack his opponents jiu-jitsu coach Dillon Danis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That action sparked a brawl between the heated fight camps, a sequence which caused a stir of fighter reactions on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Shortly following the conclusion of tonight’s UFC 229 main event, Conor McGregor’s longtime coach John Kavanagh issued the following statement on the loss and post-fight brawl.<\/p>\n

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Another historical night. Amazing atmosphere, technical fight with excitement all the way thru. All that makes MMA a great sport. Shame about the ending. On to the next one.<\/p>\n

— Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) October 7, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n