John Kavanagh coaches UFC champion Conor McGregor and is Alta’s worldwide head coach and co-founder. He also practices Brazilian jiu-jitsu and was an MMA fighter in the past.
Having won “Coach of the Year” at the 2017 World MMA Awards, Kavanagh is regarded as one of the top MMA trainers in the world. Kavanagh allows anybody to become an MMA champion because of his immense influence in the MMA world. Fighters like Makwan Amirkhani, Gunnar Nelson, and Conor McGregor are among his disciples.
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He is the creator and head coach of Straight Blast Gym Ireland, an MMA gym in Inchicore, Ireland, and currently the president of the Irish Mixed Martial Arts Association. In 1993, Kavanagh watched footage of the UFC event, which prompted him to start mixed martial arts.
Kavanagh is regarded as one of the top MMA trainers in the world right now. In addition, Kavanagh is the promoter of Euro Fight Night, a mixed martial arts company that conducted its first event in October 2019. John Kavanagh is president of the Irish Amateur MMA Organization (IMMMA).
Conor McGregor’s Relation With His Coaches
The man McGregor calls “The Godfather” has been in charge of his training and has guided his standout student to two UFC championships. Whether it was McGregor’s KO win against Dustin Poirier or when he was stripped of the UFC featherweight title, Kavanagh was beside McGregor in the latter’s high and low moments.
The two are side by side in the gym, although they acknowledge that their close friendship has strained since McGregor’s prominence and outside-the-cage responsibilities skyrocketed.
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Although Kavanagh is the tactical whiz, Roddy, his former boxer, handles the day-to-day operations on the pads.
Roddy and McGregor are well-known for their in-public exercise routines that consistently feature combo and rhythm strikes with gloves.
Kavanagh conceded that boxing was not his specialty in the 2017 crossover matchup between Floyd Mayweather and Roddy.
The former Cage Warriors competitor was once one of McGregor’s sparring partners; in 2007, McGregor’s future student dropped him.
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