John Kavanagh recently stated that his camp would protest if Kenny Bayless was assigned to referee the boxing match between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather. The Irish coach also stated that he wanted a referee from MMA to officiate the bout.
He says he has concerns about biases against them, and wants an “MMA referee that will understand the inside fighting that will go into this fight”
Veteran MMA referee Herb Dean recently spoke to Bloody Elbow about various topics concerning officiating, and he also addressed this unusual request from McGregor’s coach.