The head coach of SBG Ireland and Conor McGregor’s head coach John Kavanagh appeared this week on the MMA Hour and talked to Ariel Helwani about his fighter’s loss at UFC 196.

I think there was a good left cross, and it kind of stumbled Conor back. Probably looked like it wobbled him, but I think it was kind of exhaustion at this stage, he looked really really tired. He kind of had a bit of a slugfest, a bit of a back and forth. At that stage it was clear that he was very very tired, and if there’s one thing you’re never going to say about a Diaz brother it’s that he gets tired. He just has that incredible ability just to keep going, and keep pushing himself, and they’re phenomenal athletes.

When I saw that tiredness, and him being pushed back, of course that’s when you worry.

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Whether you appreciate his style or consider him loud and excessive, there’s no denying this about Conor McGregor: the UFC has seen nothing like him.

In the two years since he swooped into the UFC, McGregor has become a lightning rod for controversy. But he has backed up his braggadocio with skilled MMA and an ability to draw fans – most to cheer him, some hoping to see him cut down to size.

At UFC 189 in Las Vegas, he made good on a vow to knock out Chad Mendes, capturing the interim featherweight title and setting up a showdown with Jose Aldo, the UFC’s pound-for-pound king.

McGregor’s impressive rise in the UFC took place in a little over two years. It was almost impossible not to notice him after he knocked out Diego Brandao on UFC Fight Night Dublin in July 2014, then spectacularly announced, We’re not here to take part. We’re here to take over.

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