{"id":374308,"date":"2021-01-25T16:39:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T00:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=374308"},"modified":"2021-01-25T16:39:53","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T00:39:53","slug":"john-kavanagh-says-ufc-257-was-the-most-dedicated-and-motivated-conor-mcgregor-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/john-kavanagh-says-ufc-257-was-the-most-dedicated-and-motivated-conor-mcgregor-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"John Kavanagh says UFC 257 was the most &#8220;dedicated and motivated&#8221; Conor McGregor ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Kavanagh knows Conor McGregor was fully focused and prepared for his UFC 257 fight against Dustin Poirier.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout McGregor&#8217;s career, there has been a common perception that the Irishman has lost his focus and isn&#8217;t as determined as he once was when he made his way up the featherweight division. However, for McGregor&#8217;s head coach in Kavanagh, he says the Irishman was fully dedicated and motivated and this was the best Conor he has seen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can tell you, I&#8217;ve never seen him as dedicated and motivated, training with intensity for as long of a period of time. The year was tipping along but it really became fight camp training six months ago,&#8221; Kavanagh said to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_FU-L1gd0jo&amp;ab_channel=ESPNMMA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>. &#8220;That is more than he has ever done in his career. The Eddie fight was a beautiful fight where he won the second belt and he didn&#8217;t have as long or arduous of a training camp for that as he did for this. No, I can absolutely, hand on heart say, Dustin, bested the best Conor I have ever seen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Early on in the feet, Conor McGregor had some success. He landed a hard left hand that Poirier admitted after the fight stunned him. The Irishman didn&#8217;t look like he was out of the Octagon for a year and even won the first round.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, in the second, Poirier&#8217;s leg kicks started to add up. He eventually went upstairs to KO McGregor <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-257-results-dustin-poirier-tkos-conor-mcgregor-video\/\">and exact his revenge<\/a>. Immediately after the loss, many wondered what the Irishman&#8217;s training camp was like. People also wondered if he was motivated. But, Kavanagh knows McGregor did everything he could.<\/p>\n<p>With the loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257, Conor McGregor<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/whats-next-for-the-stars-of-ufc-257\/\"> still has options for his next fight<\/a>. He could get the trilogy with &#8220;The Diamond&#8221; or have the long-awaited trilogy with Nate Diaz. Regardless, Kavanagh makes it clear, McGregor is determined on becoming a UFC champion again.<\/p>\n<p>What do you make of John Kavanagh saying UFC 257 was the most dedicated and motivated Conor McGregor ever?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Kavanagh knows Conor McGregor was fully focused and prepared for his UFC 257 fight against Dustin Poirier. Throughout McGregor&#8217;s career, there has been a common perception that the Irishman has lost his focus and isn&#8217;t as determined as he once was when he made his way up the featherweight division. 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