2019 was a year of legal troubles for Conor McGregor. From smashing a fan’s phone, to punching an old man in Dublin and being embroiled in alleged sexual assault investigations, it was quite a lot to handle for the UFC star, who did not step inside the Octagon the entire year.
But according to his long-time trainer John Kavanagh, fans are actually seeing a renewed and improved version of “The Notorious.”
“He’s spoken himself about his slips and his mistakes,” Kavanagh told RTE. “He’s had to pay for those outside of the sport. I feel we’re on a good comeback story - he had a great win in January - but yeah, like most things in life you take the good with the bad, you roll with it and try to improve, learn from mistakes and get better as a human being and an athlete as you go on.