Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos A coach can instruct his student for years upon years but ultimately can’t do the fighting once the cage door closes. John Kavanagh, interim featherweight champ Conor McGregor ’s longtime coach, was confident that his pupil would perform well against Chad Mendes (17-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) when they faced off at July’s UFC 189. Despite persistent questions from the media on how McGregor would cope with a standout wrestler as Mendes, Kavanagh felt he was ready for the challenge
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Conor McGregor coach Kavanagh: I wasn’t surprised Mendes took him down – MMA Junkie