Conor McGregor's Coach John Kavanagh Predicts 2nd Round Finish Over Eddie Alvarez

Conor McGregor's head coach John Kavanagh previews McGregor's title fight against Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, his relationship with McGregor, and much more.

[@Amun27]

"In general I try not to worry about things, I've never seen it solve anything" That's gold right there.

[@squarepusher645]

and all i got was this suit. look at his eyes.. ripped off... 26:16 ...... his cheeks... red as they get.

[@wrongwhey3775]

Kombatjunky it's a common saying.... you guys never heard that before lol.

[@ralphbohatz5151]

Kombatjunky gotta watch the teeth comments the irish are sensitive about their terrible teeth genetics

[@Amun27]

Ralph bohatz lol

[@OhhSwapy]

Kombatjunky .

[@maleperson2449]

You can call me mystic John because I predict these tings!

[@skylerw6762]

@Paul Mateo imagine not having your girls password

[@jaywalker1209]

Kavanagh predicted correct.

[@FloatyApe]

Kavanagh aka the new Mystic Mac

[@henrygauntlett1774]

Down to the second*

[@xManniHD]

Prediction at 48:30 like to share with others.

[@Bruno-ry3pg]

Manny good man

[@imSaicat]

thanks a lot

[@fragkiskososterman1561]

Manny mystic kav

[@user-ce2bn7uk5s]

thank you!!!!!

[@AdobadoFantastico]

You're a scholar and a gentleman, sir. Thank you.

[@terra2805]

5 fights in eleven months and across three weight divisions. Who else does that?! No one. Say what you like about McGregor but he steps up to each and every challenge put before him. Kavanagh is a classy guy too. He doesn't try to be something he's not. Likeable guy.

[@josephenglish3880]

Terrance Adrian 4 fights

[@sandeepgrg220]

5 in two days

[@shariefmccoy7153]

Terrance Adrian CONOR FOUGHT A LIGHTWEIGHT WHO EVERYONE BEATS AT WELTERWEIGHT. AND CONOR PICKS ALL HIS FIGHTS HE HASNT FOUGHT TOP 5 LIGHTWEIGHTS OR WELTERWEIGHTS AND THE ONLY TOP GUYS IN FEATHERWEIGHT HE BEAT WERE CHAD AND ALDO SO GO TO SLEEP YOUR TIRED.

[@joshmiranda164]

Terrance Adrian it's easy when u hand pick opponents urself catered to ur style

[@finhor8689]

Sharief Mccoy what about Holloway,he's cleaned the place out since the McGregor fight,and give Conor a chance,only had one fight at 155,and he looked more that comfortable destroying the champ in the division

[@KostasFullFace]

Mystic Kav strikes again...

[@KostasFullFace]

BUTTHURT >.

[@darkangelsoaps8258]

+enlighten09 change your tampon kid

[@KostasFullFace]

enlighten09 Khabib is probably the best wrestler/grappler in the MMA industry today,that's true. But how does that change the fact that McGregor became a 2 weight world champion and that he's an excellent striker? It doesn't change anything. I hope we see McGregor vs Khabib, it would be an excellent fight. For now just keep butthurting while McGregor is making history!

[@darkangelsoaps8258]

enlighten09 lol so am i an old fanboy or am i a newbie? Lol. Ive been watching UFC since UFC 1 kid. Conor is special. Period. And yes RDA is a nobody at this point. Did you see Alvarez completely destroy him and then look like an amateur against conor? The only fighter i give more respect to than conor is gracie. He's earned it. After the RDA fight i thought Alvarez would destroy conor. absolutely crush him. and conor made it look easy. i thought aldo would kick him until he was chopped down and then take his head off and look what happened. conor is different. im becoming a fanboy if he keeps this kind of magic going.

[@darkangelsoaps8258]

enlighten09 white? wow lol you think im white?

[@DJ_Cub]

How can you not love this guy? Super humble. Perfect answers

[@KidPersepolis]

John Kavanagh, class act.

[@KidPersepolis]

right on man #evilpersian

[@braveheart4603]

Yeah he's a cool bloke and got his prediction pretty spot on. ;)

[@KidPersepolis]

Braveheart Seriously. What a beautiful, precise performance.

[@yousseff9637]

Class act this guy.

[@bigtone7078]

Melodic-Connoisseur pretty stupid comment

[@bigtone7078]

Melodic-Connoisseur apparently either are you lol smh.

[@ka4166]

Coach Kavanagh got it right. 2nd round finish (@ 48:30)

[@ka4166]

Vegan no gains 90% thought that? hmm was a survey taken? i recall Vegas odds were slightly in Conor's favor.

[@xtravagentk1275]

+Vegan no gains Lol 90%? Ok bud. Anyway, John called it within 4 seconds.

[@thedeewolf]

8 min and 3 seconds great prediction....

[@elmedinfahrudin6804]

Did he Predict how Coner Taped hahahah

[@elmedinfahrudin6804]

Khabib is the Best he would destroy that CHICKen

[@wulliewonderwall2386]

Elmedin Fahrudin I think for that to happen khabib has to actually make it to the octagon. Unprofessional pull out specialist namurgamedov.

[@TheCamorra2011]

Not often I sit through hour-long interviews on KZbin but he speaks well....very interesting

[@airanator1212]

TheCamorra2011 the whole team does. Conor's sparring partner Dillon Danis seems just as interesting and cool as Conor does

[@JWB86]

+airanator1212 that's his jits coach not sparring partner. big difference.

[@airanator1212]

John Bush bruv it's his sparring partner. Kavanagh is the Jits coach

[@PS3bioboosterguyver]

Puts Mark Henry to shame.

[@MrWallaberry]

I respect this man.

[@hdsg8361]

if David Attenborough ever stops narrating planet earth, they should give John a call his voice and manner are so interesting yet captivating at the same time, could listen to him talk all day long what a top bloke .

[@kidbullet]

I have seen a couple of interviews of John Kavanagh and I am truly amazed. I have been in his gym because I would like to learn a bit but it's hard to get there for me after work. Must be a really special coach and such a classy fella! Well done John for all the loyalty and hard work.

[@JMS-il1ne]

A McGregor will be first 2 weight division champion.

[@dylanbald7545]

JMS1823 spot on my man.

[@GetSchanked]

Although Conor has his cocky and "put-on" side, when he is relaxed and at his low heart rate, he is actually just as calm, collected, polite, and intelligent as this man here in John Kavanaugh. The similarities are actually striking.

[@jaymv5984]

mystic kavanagh

[@misevibre]

HE PREDICTS DESE TINGS

[@707nicky9]

Ariel Is all like "Woah Woah Woah... *Points at Canadian flag* Don't put me in that category man" 😂😂

[@jessebillings4855]

Dude John Kavanagh is one of the best people ever

[@javierlafarga7980]

The man behind the legend!!!! Coach Kavanagh

[@patrickcrawford6392]

John seems like a genuinely good dude.

[@23freeskier]

mystic john strikes again

[@papaskanku3097]

yo are u Broly with short hair?

[@gopalkrishnan4526]

mystic coach

[@KastroCake]

that's actually insane he said 8th minute, conor landed that 4 punch combo exactly 2minutes 58 seconds in the second round WOW

[@geoffsayshello318]

I know. I came here to say this.

[@Blahde]

What an Honest and Humble Man!! Buy his book ;-) Ariel as well, he knows the game as much as anyone and he certainly brought out the best of Mr Kavanagh! I watched the whole thing, start to finish BTW.. Go McGinty ;-)

[@alvingregory9940]

Eddie is going to sleep like Aldo

[@Nicole-rj4xz]

Conor Mcperfect Eddie won't be able to take the shots Nate did

[@muppetowner]

Because the diaz bros both have granite chins, nate rarely gets rocked. Only time he was seriously wobbled is with a head kick. Eddie gets rocked and wobbled many times, but he recovers during fights. All those mini concussions have an impact over the years, wearing down your ability to take shots

[@fabiainski8142]

john kavanagh is the man! his book is dope, his and conors whole damn story together, aswell as the whole story mma has developed in ireland and everything. just awsome

[@mrmanna5320]

Wow he predicted perfectly

[@montybrewster7]

Man, what an interesting & engaging interview that was. I'm very new to the MMA scene so this is the first time I've heard an interview with John Kavanagh & what an intelligent, articulate chap he is. Thanks for such a great interview guys.

[@Blahde]

42:21 The "Big" *announcement* is that Conor's Lady is having a Baby!! He's taking a year off win or win against Eddie! You heard it here first !!

[@cutdepiefails6596]

I don't think he will take a year off, I just think he will not do 4 fights in a year, like he did in this year.

[@teatimee]

This guy is a class act.

[@istotnenieistotne6201]

lets make a petition on change org so after 100k signs Rogan and Helwani will do a podcast together

[@olukegunnarsolskjaer7614]

Istotne Nieistotne rogan and kavanagh would be fantastic

[@jaklic]

Rogan is annoying little fart. I would love Chael Sonnen to replace him. Completely. Include Bas Rutten in the mix.

[@eamonnkeenan8327]

SLOPPY JOE pretty sure it's happened. Worth the google

[@rockytaylor46]

Rogan Is the man

[@andrewpowell7500]

Kavanaghs prediction of around the 8 minute mark was pretty spot on. Exactly 2 minutes on the clock in round 2 when McGregor lands that combo!!

[@SuperMaoman]

A class act man. Respect to John

[@FixDylann]

it's $50k for a front row seat I'll take 3

[@paulguru5798]

John Kavanagh taking HUGE deep breaths LOL

[@danielcostello7556]

Paul Guru now you mentioned it , it sounds creepy

[@ThaElite18]

Paul Guru everyone who doesn't have experience with radio or podcasts does that. People with experience usually take quick breaths like Helwani, micro-breaths, or breathe away from the mic

[@JWB86]

+ThaElite18 true dat

[@JustMarioBros]

Ariel is the best at what he does.

[@timhorton2486]

JustMarioBros Surely you're joking Mr....

[@bloc4395]

Great interview with so much insight through the questions and how they were answered. Very entertaining!

[@eljefe114]

"You get a little OxyContin in your head or whatever that is that makes you feel good" -John K 2016

[@mdavis1992]

Jeff Hubbard I feel like this is under appreciated

[@khazrinkushairi7656]

Jeff Hubbard LOL

[@danielyoung2027]

he was close. it's actually oxytocin

[@PoTato-wk8gh]

wow he called it second round...amazing

[@Labjunkie83]

"win or learn" is a great read too .. Such humble beginnings to the big time and he's still the same man

[@peterfletcher9967]

Well done John, that interviewer really grilled you; you responded perfectly to his questions ...respect.

[@christopherjones1782]

10:50 subtle call out of joe rogan and nate diaz. commenting on the "flurries" of punches. real interesting analysis

[@Goodevening428]

well looks like he was spot on dayumm

[@JCGaming13]

I've seen that penguin pfp before

[@itskegsy]

48:20 for prediction

[@rainman5304]

edward will come out with that inside kick will do him some good, conor will pressure him and edward will get flustered with that left hand, he'll probably survive first round with a takedown or something and conor will stop him in the 2nd and get TKO

[@Ahmad-Str]

Harry Potter one of those elbows, one of those knees will find its way into that sweet soft temple. he's gonna be shooting for his LYFE. 2 weight world champion. ufc history. new York. the Irish are BACK

[@the-cq9mc]

KarimsJourney if you're going to quote, at least quote it right smh

[@TheFlowZoneX]

Harry Potter mystic Haz

[@rainman5304]

mystic potter strikes again hope you put some money down if you did your welcome brudda

[@The987654321Boom]

Harry Potter put that wond down!

[@nobodyspecial7185]

Amazing interview!! Thanks to you both>

[@SouthJohnston]

Bang on Kavanagh! Ireland Baby, we did it!!!

[@mattjoe182]

Will be going to mystic kavs book signing on Saturday :)

[@YungLTF]

Matthew McNulty how was he?

[@mattjoe182]

L well when I got there the line was cut and the books were all sold out :( I should've got there half an hour before the starting time :( seemed lovely with all the fans as I still got to watch haha

[@DhDeadMan]

What a modest, interesting and intelligent guy, cheers Mr. Kavanagh

[@stkeeley]

This man is a gentleman. The Ying to Conors Yang. What an interesting and honest guy.

[@fabiainski8142]

shane keeley his book is dope

[@stkeeley]

I will absolutely be checking it out!

[@TheNeutralViewFromSwedenAKAHer]

Great interview. Kudos to both of you.

[@juanito1409]

Great interview Ariel. Thank you!

[@SmokinDoobs]

Looks like it's Mystic John Now! #2WeightChamp

[@frankscales7295]

A class interviewer talking to a great coach

[@RealWorldGhost]

i like John Kavanagh, he is the perfect coach for conor, so calm and collective. like a ying yang sort of relationship betweewn them

[@sebastianbalvont4849]

John is a cool guy.

[@razvanyke]

What a surprise to have the coach in the studio, good on you Ariel .. cheers John ! :D

[@HeyItsR0bert]

All the people saying Conor Mcgregor is gonna win by knee KO while Eddie shoots are idiots. There's no way Conor would throw a knee while eddies shooting because he would get taken down easily. I'm a giant Mcgregor fan but alot of his fans know nothing about the fight game.

[@xvwar2898]

how do you find the fight history thing he is talking about ? anyone know

[@mattd6200]

John is allergic to his suit.

[@olukegunnarsolskjaer7614]

Matt D hahahahahahahahahahahahaha best comment in years 😂😂😂😂

[@nicksmith-chandler458]

humble dude, no secret sauce. hard not to like the crew

[@user-ce2bn7uk5s]

this man nailed the winner, way, round, and minute. respect. class act truely.

[@BENCHIPED]

This guy is very humble. Most MMA coaches ego's are thru the roof. Many wouldn't have trained Conor in the beginning if he showed up whenever he wanted to. Because they think they're "bigger" than the fighter. This guy has it down.

[@deeplorable8988]

He's a likeable and wise man.........

[@arryharry]

Ariel doing his interviews in 4D now? I can dig!

[@ccostauk]

what a true man a pleasure to watch this interview

[@sunbokufilm]

best interview

[@adamsmithintin2803]

Ariel could you confirm the rumours that donald trump will be making his UFC debut against conor mcgregor that's the big announcement ????

[@trevorphillips1207]

Trump V Bill Clinton Hillary V Melania Trump

[@TheHawk425]

Excellent interview Ariel, Thanks Coach Kavanagh!

[@alphamale3171]

Thank you coach for what ive been say for years! Joe rogan is the most bias commentator. Especially against conor and im not even irish! One of the big ones you can see it is in the chad mendes fight

[@TheJpmaster69]

joe rogan is a biased flip floper of a commentator that is actually responsible by mma fans being so ignorant about fighting

[@hdk173]

Ariel is so proud to be Canadian!

[@tbomber]

nailed it! to the minute!

[@MegaAmas123]

Great guy! So down to eart, keep up the great work with SBG! Probably you wont ever read it but i root for you same as i root for Conor.

[@noerskov23]

Looking back at it it was a perfect prediction. He said it would be the 8th minute. It was 4 seconds after the 8th minute.

[@Sugarfoot108]

John is a class act that many could learn from.

[@fazorator]

John said in the 8th minute , conor won with 1 min 57 left of the 2nd , pretty close

[@punishyoma2032]

wooow, awesome shout out for the AllBlacks!

[@Ken-vl4wk]

50:50 Interesting. Details! This is why Aldo was destroyed and ended up retiring. Brazilians don't have this level of training, mentality, phsicology, strategy and knowledge. I am Brazilian btw.

[@Amun27]

Coach looking sharp.

[@oliverstokes6965]

And talking sharp!

[@bossberserker82]

Omg! That's a precise prediction 👌🏻

[@tyler6814]

And he got it right. These Irish can predict the future.

[@aucourant9998]

Great interview.

[@StijnOo]

Even predicted the minute ! MysticJohn

[@thehighvibe5528]

dead on accurate prediction - to the minute almost

[@aswad7368]

Great great Interview :D

[@bengray8221]

What happened to Tom Egan? Haven't seen him since TUF...

[@Gogetkittyaburger]

John Kavanagh on JRE Podcast. Joe Rogan make it happen please.

[@fiendishshape]

looks like Shia Labeouf in the thumbnail

[@QiSJB]

fiendishshape it's the beard..

[@GM-fn3ku]

This the REAL Mr Miyagi

[@ammaralomari5139]

What an intelligent person! Amazing!!

[@QiSJB]

Check out Kavanagh - I'm guessing his book sold well haha

[@Cfsldp]

QiSJB it was voted best sports book in Ireland for 2016

[@abdulrahmanalhumidan3854]

Ciaran99 there were probably 3 other sport books in Ireland

[@robertmcdonald8042]

Abdulrahman Alhumidan irelands a big place man.

[@abdulrahmanalhumidan3854]

robert Mcdonald I know I was just making a joke

[@2CSST2]

+Abdulrahman Alhumidan There were 8 nominated, and a lot more published. It was also a best-selling book.

[@sirtall_tofstop6274]

I really like him as person going on this interview

[@danieljohnson1353]

Smartest coach in the business!! Classy guy!

[@multibeats1229]

called it

[@roknkawk]

I think this guy needs more credit in the mma world. Highly intelligent

[@GioNNy]

This is the wise man behind conor. Both of them are great men.

[@igotabsyouprobablydont6085]

"My mudder worries alot" - John Kavanagh