Conor McGregor ‘hasn’t misplaced a beat’ since returning to coaching, in line with his coach John Kavanagh.
McGregor suffered a damaged leg in his final battle, a defeat by Dustin Poirier in July 2021. The outcome marked the Irishman’s second loss to the American in six months, with Poirier having handed McGregor the primary knockout defeat of his profession final January.
McGregor, 33, is lastly again coaching “all of the sides of MMA”, Kavanagh stated final week, and the 45-year-old has now supplied one other replace on the previous dual-weight champion’s classes.
“He’s wholesome, comfortable, and it’s nice to have him again,” Kavanagh instructed the BBC.
“The previous couple of classes within the fitness center right here had been MMA-orientated, he’s obtained the all-clear for that now. He did an amazing session, we obtained some nice rounds in. He hasn’t misplaced a beat and was wanting nice.”
McGregor turned the primary UFC fighter in historical past to carry two titles directly when he claimed the light-weight title in 2016, a 12 months after successful featherweight gold, however he has additionally competed at welterweight.
Having added a major quantity of muscle in latest months, McGregor has urged that he might return to the Octagon at welterweight and even make a middleweight debut.
“Belief me, I obtained to have a little bit of a wrestle with him final evening, and I felt it,” Kavanagh stated. “When that silverback arm goes round your neck, there’s a little bit of an additional squeeze there, so he’s very, very robust for the time being.
“However look, once we get to the stage of weight lessons and opponents, there’s no one extra skilled than Conor at making weight and it’ll all be finished correctly.”
McGregor will not be anticipated again within the Octagon till the top of this 12 months on the earliest.
The Irishman is 1-3 during the last six years, together with his final victory having are available January 2020, when he stopped Donald Cerrone in 40 seconds in a welterweight bout.
