At the end of UFC 257, suffering from the first knockout match in MMA career, Conor McGregor had to say that he “felt bitter” after knowing that he had lost the rematch against Dustin Poirier. However, the coach of Conor McGregor, John Kavanagh, witnessed the game in a different perspective, much more positive.
“From my perspective, everything is much more positive,” said coach Kavanagh. “Conor's previous drawback was endurance. But in this match, he didn't even have any signs of fatigue.”
“At the first half, I had expected that this would be a long match, a 5 -round match. Conor had a few beautiful punches. There was one, or twice, Dustin Poirier was staggered, can be forced to defeat him.”
“But we have chosen to extend the game. Just calm down, don't be too impatient, too excited, our vision is in the 3rd, 4th, 5th half, and it's great to see Conor overcome the first half in a completely energetic way, even without resting.”
“From the punches in the first half, it is clear that the match is about Kickboxing style, Conor accounts for the victory compared to Dustin. If it is what we have guessed, the second half will continue. With a very energetic Conor, we will continue a kickboxing match, Conor is one of the best boxers in this array. Surprised by those destructive calf kicks. “
Promising to add the leg kick to Conor McGregor's technical warehouse in the next matches, coach John Kavanagh believes that Conor will take advantage of more time on the stage to be able to return to the best form.