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Conor McGregor's head coach calls Rafael dos Anjos 'a warm-up fight,' predicts first-round finish

Conor McGregor has said before that he loves options. Well, according to SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh, McGregor had plenty of options for UFC 197.

In a column penned Tuesday for Irish outlet The 42, Kavanagh revealed that aside from featherweight contender Frankie Edgar and eventual McGregor lottery winner Rafael dos Anjos, the UFC offered a second choice of lightweight opponent as well, which McGregor ultimately declined.

"There was another option on the table at lightweight," Kavanagh wrote, "but this is the fight we wanted because it will be the first time any fighter has held two UFC belts simultaneously.