SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh has trained Conor McGregor since he was a teenager, but ‘The Notorious’ is his own man and makes his own decisions regarding his MMA career.
Many pundits think McGregor retiring earlier this month was just another negotiating ploy but, as far as Kavanagh can tell, ‘The Notorious’ really is finished with the UFC.
“Is Conor retired? Yes, he is as far as I can tell,” Kavanagh said during a recent Instagram Live Q&A (h/t MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin). “That’s what he said isn’t it?”
As for whether Kavanagh can convince McGregor to come out of retirement and make a comeback, the Irishman issued the following response.