Back in 2012 Conor McGregor was struggling to make a living competing on local circuits in Dublin, Ireland. Today, he’s the biggest star in the UFC and one of the most popular athletes in the world.
Coach John Kavanagh has stood by McGregor through the ups and downs of his career and, in a recent Instagram post, the SBG Ireland head treated fans to an old email exchange with UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby.
Shelby actually rejected McGregor’s offer in 2012, just a couple of weeks before ‘The Notorious’ went on to KO Ivan Buchinger to capture the Cage Warriors lightweight championship at Cage Warriors: 51.