Conor McGregor’s wrestling coach, Sergey Pikulskiy, might be one of the lesser-known quantities in the Irishman’s team — but according to striking coach Owen Roddy, Pikulskiy is one of the most important.
Pikulskiy is tasked with preparing McGregor for the wrestling onslaught of Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229, but the Dubliner believes that McGregor is in capable hands with the Moldovan.
“Sergey’s a Moldovan wrestler, he’s been wrestling and coaching for many years,” Roddy told Peter Carroll on the latest episode of Eurobash podcast.
“He has coached in the States as well.