Conor McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh is confident the Irishman will face UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov before the end of the year.
McGregor has not fought in the Octagon since defeating Eddie Alvarez in 2016, but Kavanagh was clear the Nurmagomedov clash is in the offing, per Jim Edwards of MMAnytt.com: "Yeah, so, it’s the obvious fight, as his coach and as a fan of MMA, it’s the fight I want to see. I would almost bet anything that this fight happens before the end of the year. I can’t imagine it not happening.