{"id":287300,"date":"2018-10-08T13:06:12","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T20:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=287300"},"modified":"2018-10-08T13:06:12","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T20:06:12","slug":"conor-mcgregor-coach-hopes-nsac-is-lenient-on-nurmagomedov-can-understand-his-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/khabib-nurmagomedov\/conor-mcgregor-coach-hopes-nsac-is-lenient-on-nurmagomedov-can-understand-his-reaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor coach hopes NSAC is lenient on Nurmagomedov, can &#8216;understand his reaction&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday night, in the main event of the massive UFC 229 card, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov defended his title with a fourth-round submission win over former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor. Unfortunately, however, that\u2019s not where the violence ended.<\/p>\n<p>Moments after the fight came to a close, Khabib Nurmagomedov vaulted out of the cage and attacked Conor McGregor\u2019s training partner Dillon Danis, which sparked a massive brawl between his and McGregor\u2019s teams. The chaos swirled inside and outside of the cage, and it was several minutes before it was completely under control.<\/p>\n<p>Given these events, you might expect Conor McGregor&#8217;s long-time coach John Kavanagh to harbor a bit of a grudge against Nurmagomedov and his compatriots. Yet this is not the case.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ARAT9HQY6e4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Joe Rogan Experience<\/a> on Monday, Coach Kavanagh gave his take on the melee that followed Nurmagomedov&#8217;s defeat of his star pupil Conor McGregor. Apparently, he&#8217;s hoping the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) is lenient when handing Nurmagomedov his punishment \u2014 not just because he hopes McGregor will have the opportunity for a rematch with the champ, but because he likes watching the champ fight, and he understands why he why he acted the way he did.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThePeoplesMMA\/status\/1049387402416930816<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I hope they&#8217;re lenient on him [Khabib], not just so we can get a rematch,&#8221; John Kavanagh told Joe Rogan on the show. &#8220;I love watching him fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can stretch myself to understand his reaction&#8230; He jumped over the cage, it&#8217;s not the end of the world&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of John Kavanagh&#8217;s assessment of the wild brawl that followed Khabib Nurmagomedov&#8217;s defeat of Conor McGregor?<\/p>\n<p><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 10\/8\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday night, in the main event of the massive UFC 229 card, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov defended his title with a fourth-round submission win over former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor. 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