Conor McGregor rematches Nate Diaz at UFC 202 and will attempt to avenge his only UFC loss to date. Diaz submitted McGregor at UFC 196 after stepping in as a late replacement for the injured Rafael Dos Anjos.

Heading into the rematch, McGregor has repeatedly expressed that he has gotten back to basics and is preparing harder than ever for his chance at redemption.

Today head coach John Kavanagh talked about the rematch in his exclusive column for Ireland’s ‘The 42’ website and believes that there will be no excuses if McGregor can’t beat Diaz and also believes that his reputation as a coach is also on the line:

We want to deliver a contest which will remove any doubts or questions in the aftermath. We want to put a definitive stamp on this to prove that for us, it really is a case of win or learn.

I firmly believe that Conor’s loss to Diaz earlier this year will turn out to be a significant turning point in his career, which will really stand to him as we embark on this next part of the journey and the next batch of fights, whether they’re at featherweight, lightweight or welterweight.

We know what routine to follow now. Technically speaking we were already quite sound. Routine was the missing link. We have it now and I’m very excited about moving forward with it.

There can be no excuses here if we don’t get the result we’re pursuing. The preparation has been flawless. But the reassuring thing from our point of view is that I know we won’t need any excuses because it’s not going to come to that.

source: the42.ie