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Coach: Conor McGregor Doing Four Times the Amount of Sparring He Would for MMA Camp

It sounds as though Conor McGregor is settling into a training camp groove as he prepares to face Floyd Mayweather in their boxing megafight on Aug. 26.

According to head trainer John Kavanagh, the focus has narrowed due to boxing’s specialized nature. That said, there is also quite a bit more live contact involved for a boxing camp than there would be for an MMA camp.

“Without going into too much detail, we’re doing four times the amount of sparring for this camp than we would do fro a regular MMA camp.