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Coach not too fussed about McGregor’s next opponent: ‘Motivated’ Conor can beat anyone

There’s much debate about Conor McGregor’s next fight, but coach Owen Roddy isn’t getting too caught up in the discussion.

According to Roddy, who serves as McGregor’s striking coach at Straight Blast Gym in Dublin, Ireland, it doesn’t matter who ‘The Notorious’ fights next — a motivated Conor can beat anyone, whether it be Jorge Masvidal, Kamaru Usman or Khabib Nurmagomedov.

“I don’t really mind who it is,” Roddy said on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday (h/t Abhinav Kini of Low Kick MMA). “I think Conor going in motivated, enjoying the training, the way he is, can beat any of them.