Atop of the current MMA heap as the biggest earner in the sport, Irish fan favorite Conor McGregor sent the MMA world into a frenzy by announcing his retirement on Twitter this afternoon (Tues., April 19, 2016): I have decided to retire young. Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya’s later. — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April
Atop of the current MMA heap as the biggest earner in the sport, Irish fan favorite Conor McGregor sent the MMA world into a frenzy by announcing his retirement on Twitter this afternoon (Tues., April 19, 2016):
I have decided to retire young. Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya’s later.
After Conor McGregor shocked the MMA world on Tuesday with a statement announcing he is “retiring young,” his longtime coach, John Kavanagh has chimed in to add to the speculation.
On Tuesday afternoon, McGregor took to Twitter where he wrote the fo…
After Conor McGregor shocked the MMA world on Tuesday with a statement announcing he is “retiring young,” his longtime coach, John Kavanagh has chimed in to add to the speculation.
On Tuesday afternoon, McGregor took to Twitter where he wrote the following statement:
“I have decided to retire young. Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya’s later.”
After making the announcement, his scheduled opponent at UFC 200 on July 9th and the only man to ever defeat him inside the UFC’s Octagon, Nate Diaz, wrote that he too was retiring, noting “his work was done.”
Now, Kavanagh has taken to social media to join in on the insanity.
“Well, [it] was fun while it lasted,” wrote Kavanagh shortly after McGregor’s tweet.
As reported earlier, MMAFighting.com journalist Ariel Helwani noted via Twitter that the McGregor retirement announcement is not a “hoax” or a “joke,” and is in fact, serious. The reasons for his retirement, however, are not currently known.
According to John Kavanagh, the head coach at the SBG Gym in Ireland, Conor McGregor’s next opponent will be officially announced this week.
Kavanagh told The Daily Star that he “believes” the announcement of McGregor’s next fight will be coming at some point this week.
“I believe it is going to be announced this week,” said Kavanagh.
As confident as ever, Kavanagh explained that whoever McGregor fights next, there will be critics who complain about the fight, but at the end of the day, his fighter will have met — and defeated — all styles and opponents.
“Whoever it is there will be a group of fans that will go, ‘Oh I didn’t want to see that, I wanted to see this,'” Kavanagh said. “The truth is when it is all said and done, fast forward three or four years when he is wrapping up his career, everybody will have been met. All styles will have been beaten.”
Conor McGregor is expected to fight Nate Diaz in a welterweight rematch in the main event of UFC 200 at the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 9, 2016.
According to John Kavanagh, the head coach at the SBG Gym in Ireland, Conor McGregor’s next opponent will be officially announced this week.
Kavanagh told The Daily Star that he “believes” the announcement of McGregor’s next fight will be coming at some point this week.
“I believe it is going to be announced this week,” said Kavanagh.
As confident as ever, Kavanagh explained that whoever McGregor fights next, there will be critics who complain about the fight, but at the end of the day, his fighter will have met — and defeated — all styles and opponents.
“Whoever it is there will be a group of fans that will go, ‘Oh I didn’t want to see that, I wanted to see this,'” Kavanagh said. “The truth is when it is all said and done, fast forward three or four years when he is wrapping up his career, everybody will have been met. All styles will have been beaten.”
Conor McGregor is expected to fight Nate Diaz in a welterweight rematch in the main event of UFC 200 at the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 9, 2016.
SBG Ireland coach John Kavanagh spoke with Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour” at MMAFighting.com and broke down the technical aspects behind Conor McGregor’s loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196 last Saturday evening.
According to Kavanagh, McGregor loaded up on his left hand too often, among other technical ineffeciences that he feels led to his fighter suffering his first loss inside the Octagon inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena on March 5th.
“Yeah, a lot of things were working,” Kavanagh said during his appearance on the weekly MMA Fighting program. “I did think that he maybe was loading up a little on his left hand, especially when you’re facing a same stance fighter. Nate’s kind of good at using that shoulder roll that boxers do to defend themselves. A lot of big lefts that weren’t catching him flush. They were kind of bouncing off his shoulder, or Nate was moving with the shot so weren’t having the impact they’d have on an opposite stance fighter or someone who wasn’t as highly skilled as Nate.
“But still, some good shots landed. He did get taken down by a single leg by Nate, but I thought Conor did very well, he executed a nice sweep and was taking the guard, almost passed and landed some good shots. So, all in all, it was a good round. I imagine the judges gave that round to Conor. I can’t see how it would have went otherwise.”
Kavanagh admits that his fighter explained things as good as one can immediately after the fight.
“If there was something to critique or take away from that fight, I think Conor almost immediately said it much better than I’m able to say, is that he was inefficient with his job and Nate was efficient. And that’s what I was trying to get across, and that’s what we saw happening. He kind of blew himself a little bit trying to take his head off with every single left hand rather than just landing it. Maybe I could have stole his own phrase and told him to keep it flowing.”
Kavanagh continued, “I think there was a good left cross, and it kind of stumbled Conor back. I kind of think it was really exhaustion at this stage. He looked really, really tired.
“At that stage it was clear that he was very, very tired. And if there’s one thing you’re never going to say about a Diaz brother is that he gets tired. He just has that incredible ability to just keep going and keep pushing themselves. They [Nate and Nick] are phenomenal athletes, the two of them. So I thought that tiredness and him being pushed back was when I was worried.”
SBG Ireland coach John Kavanagh spoke with Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour” at MMAFighting.com and broke down the technical aspects behind Conor McGregor’s loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196 last Saturday evening.
According to Kavanagh, McGregor loaded up on his left hand too often, among other technical ineffeciences that he feels led to his fighter suffering his first loss inside the Octagon inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena on March 5th.
“Yeah, a lot of things were working,” Kavanagh said during his appearance on the weekly MMA Fighting program. “I did think that he maybe was loading up a little on his left hand, especially when you’re facing a same stance fighter. Nate’s kind of good at using that shoulder roll that boxers do to defend themselves. A lot of big lefts that weren’t catching him flush. They were kind of bouncing off his shoulder, or Nate was moving with the shot so weren’t having the impact they’d have on an opposite stance fighter or someone who wasn’t as highly skilled as Nate.
“But still, some good shots landed. He did get taken down by a single leg by Nate, but I thought Conor did very well, he executed a nice sweep and was taking the guard, almost passed and landed some good shots. So, all in all, it was a good round. I imagine the judges gave that round to Conor. I can’t see how it would have went otherwise.”
Kavanagh admits that his fighter explained things as good as one can immediately after the fight.
“If there was something to critique or take away from that fight, I think Conor almost immediately said it much better than I’m able to say, is that he was inefficient with his job and Nate was efficient. And that’s what I was trying to get across, and that’s what we saw happening. He kind of blew himself a little bit trying to take his head off with every single left hand rather than just landing it. Maybe I could have stole his own phrase and told him to keep it flowing.”
Kavanagh continued, “I think there was a good left cross, and it kind of stumbled Conor back. I kind of think it was really exhaustion at this stage. He looked really, really tired.
“At that stage it was clear that he was very, very tired. And if there’s one thing you’re never going to say about a Diaz brother is that he gets tired. He just has that incredible ability to just keep going and keep pushing themselves. They [Nate and Nick] are phenomenal athletes, the two of them. So I thought that tiredness and him being pushed back was when I was worried.”
While Conor McGregor fell off the horse a bit with his loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196 this past Saturday evening, it won’t be long before it’s time for “The Notorious” one to hop back on and decide what’s next for his UFC career.
On Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour,” McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh spoke with MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani about some potential options the reigning UFC Featherweight Champion has on the table.
On some of the fight offers on the table for Conor McGregor’s next bout:
“There’s a few offers there. That’s really for Conor to decide, I’m really just the guy in the background. Whatever he says I’m happy to get ready for. We spoke to someone before that he seems to have this weird genetics that he can look great at 170 and he can make 145. It’s just a weird body type, I’m not sure how it works. But he can, and he always looks a bit scary on the scales, no doubt about it. But then you see him the next day and he looks fine. He has that ability to compete at 145, 155 or 170 I think.
“I’ll be curious to see what the fans want. Because at the end of the day that’s what we’re doing it for, is the fans. It’s entertainment, and let’s see what the fans think is the most interesting thing for him to do next and we’ll prepare and do our best.”
On why he personally would like to see Conor fight Jose Aldo in a rematch for his next fight:
“Me personally, maybe the Aldo rematch, I’d like to see that again. I just think the first one was great for us, but it was a little bit unfulfilling…a little bit. I think Aldo has a fantastic set of skills, he was a great champion and I didn’t think that quite closed the chapter on that. So, [let’s] see a proper fight.
“I think stylistically it would be a very nice fight to watch and a very good challenge. So that’s my personal opinion, but like I said, I’m not the decision-maker on that.”
On a fight between Conor and Frankie Edgar:
“Or Frankie, he’s a great fighter as well. I just…you know Frankie’s lost to Aldo and Aldo just had such an amazing run. He just got caught with that very, very hard shot and went down fast. That’s just how that fight went. But just for me, because I think I learned so much just watching it, to have a good back-and-forth fight, I just think it would be for me I’d get a year’s worth of material to coach off for the next 20 years off. So, that would be my personal preference. But, if it’s Frankie or if it’s Dos Anjos or if it’s another 170 fight, I’m happy just to be there.”
While Conor McGregor fell off the horse a bit with his loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196 this past Saturday evening, it won’t be long before it’s time for “The Notorious” one to hop back on and decide what’s next for his UFC career.
On Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour,” McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh spoke with MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani about some potential options the reigning UFC Featherweight Champion has on the table.
On some of the fight offers on the table for Conor McGregor’s next bout:
“There’s a few offers there. That’s really for Conor to decide, I’m really just the guy in the background. Whatever he says I’m happy to get ready for. We spoke to someone before that he seems to have this weird genetics that he can look great at 170 and he can make 145. It’s just a weird body type, I’m not sure how it works. But he can, and he always looks a bit scary on the scales, no doubt about it. But then you see him the next day and he looks fine. He has that ability to compete at 145, 155 or 170 I think.
“I’ll be curious to see what the fans want. Because at the end of the day that’s what we’re doing it for, is the fans. It’s entertainment, and let’s see what the fans think is the most interesting thing for him to do next and we’ll prepare and do our best.”
On why he personally would like to see Conor fight Jose Aldo in a rematch for his next fight:
“Me personally, maybe the Aldo rematch, I’d like to see that again. I just think the first one was great for us, but it was a little bit unfulfilling…a little bit. I think Aldo has a fantastic set of skills, he was a great champion and I didn’t think that quite closed the chapter on that. So, [let’s] see a proper fight.
“I think stylistically it would be a very nice fight to watch and a very good challenge. So that’s my personal opinion, but like I said, I’m not the decision-maker on that.”
On a fight between Conor and Frankie Edgar:
“Or Frankie, he’s a great fighter as well. I just…you know Frankie’s lost to Aldo and Aldo just had such an amazing run. He just got caught with that very, very hard shot and went down fast. That’s just how that fight went. But just for me, because I think I learned so much just watching it, to have a good back-and-forth fight, I just think it would be for me I’d get a year’s worth of material to coach off for the next 20 years off. So, that would be my personal preference. But, if it’s Frankie or if it’s Dos Anjos or if it’s another 170 fight, I’m happy just to be there.”
