Conor McGregor’s Coach Says He’s Been Getting ‘Military Fashion’ Training Before UFC 257

Conor McGregor’s head coach John Kavanagh spoke to Oscar Willis from ‘The MacLife’ leading up to McGregor’s comeback match-up.

‘The Notorious’ makes his way to the UFC’s octagon after a year-long hiatus and will re-match Dustin Poirier. The two top-tier lightweights met back in their early days, where Conor McGregor sparked Poirier in round one. However, both fighters have evolved. This is what makes their UFC 257 bout a highly compelling one.

Coach Kavanagh touched upon various aspects related to McGregor’s training and fitness. The Irishman last fought back in January 2020 against Donald Cerrone, at welterweight no less. Since then he’s gone through yet another retirement and fans are excited to see his growth.

John Kavanagh breaks down Conor McGregor’s camp

Kavanagh was asked to elaborate on the training camp aspect of Conor McGregor’s trip to Portugal. He went into the various reasons why the trip was the right move ahead of the blockbuster fight.

“It was great, we were out there for a couple of weeks and um, we went through a period of going to Iceland for a while. Now that we have been there, I have no idea why we did Iceland. This place was beautiful though, really nice weather, a couple of nice places to eat close by.”

“The gym was fantastic. It’s close, it’s only a two and a half hour flight so you can come home for a weekend if need be. It just could have been better.”

Additionally, Kavanagh reinforced that Conor McGregor is ready for any and all adversity that may come his way. Fighting Dustin ‘The Diamond’ at this stage in their career is a dangerous prospect for anyone.

“As for the training, we had a fairly strict routine which was kept to almost at a military fashion. No sessions missed, anything could be done has been done.”

The former interim champion in Poirier will certainly have his hands full when facing a highly motivated McGregor. Chiefly, ‘The Notorious’ is looking to blitz his way to a title shot, and that seems like a highly plausible scenario. Moreover, with Khabib Nurmagomedov’s lightweight future up in the air, the UFC will like to have a star like McGregor at the helm.