Conor McGregor’s coach, John Kavanagh, talks about what went wrong at UFC 229 | Ariel Helwani

[@shivanvlogs292]

As a Khabib fan, I love this Coach absolutely honest and humble!

[@abramporras7877]

What happened was he talked shit and got hit

[@makhulu5013]

Hé IS not that honest hé Said hé reather get thé Diaz trilogy cause khabib will bé no match for conor

[@ricksgiggle8852]

@@abramporras7877 yup. Even Kavanaugh was making fun of Khabibs religion. He may LOOK humble and nice but trust me, he's a stupid coach that deserved everything that happened that night.

[@EmkelBRO]

??? where was kavanaugh making fun of khabibs religion? i seriously doubt that

[@michaelcody5223]

Rick's Giggle ummm kavanagh has never said anything negative about khabib 😂

[@JordanRants]

John's a great man. He just loves the sport and can't be bothered with all the petty drama.

[@kanamasai5194]

Agree 100% Classy gentleman. RESPECT

[@olbaprabocse9940]

Lol...yeah sure...remember it's easy being humble when your boy took a battering... kavanaugh has been petty and disrespectful in the past...so he can do one!

[@SeventhSon007]

@@comicbookguy1 Its a joke, you snowflakes are so sensitive to everything, did his joke affect your life in anyway? No!

[@SeventhSon007]

@@olbaprabocse9940 Why you watching then?!?!

[@andy-mb3nn]

Yea, be sure not to make a joke that involves the religion of peace. You're likely to get your head cut off.

[@MrDCHun]

I don't like Mcgregor but his coach is class. Very likable. He doesn't concern himself with the drama and he's very genuinely nice

[@frenzyf0k148]

Kavanagh is fake as it gets. He talks mad arrogant crap, starting with that (amongst the many: "Conor will KO Mayweather in the 1st round", or making fun of religions (mobile.twitter.com/john_kavanagh/status/721504547156463616?lang=en).

[@luckyspurs]

Great for Irish UFC.

[@antonm1876]

Haha no fighter with a 'class' coach is gassing after 1 round

[@unrationaI]

@@antonm1876 fuck youre ignorant

[@LightsTeamEuphoria]

Conor is pretty much the same, Conor just plays a personality that sells fights, he’s a promoter. Watch old Conor vids before he started doing that and you will see someone that is very respectful and humble

[@sohype6827]

John Kavanaugh is how i like to imagine irish people are like, not conor.

[@sevans606]

he's a better and more accurate representation

[@Etechization]

Most are like John.

[@RatraceDave]

You get all sorts of people.but to say generally speaking he would be a good representation of your intellegent happy go lucky Irish man

[@grakkerful]

That's almost more disturbing. In Conor you have a a known asshat racist. In Kavanaugh it must just be better hidden. He hangs with Conor and Dillon and is OK with it. Part of the $$ = morality club.

[@101casey1]

grakkerful what has he ever said that is racist?

[@francisgoodwin3284]

Ariel gets on my nerves sometimes but I have to say that he always gets the best out of his guests and asks the right questions.

[@imilf2003]

Ariel is a snake and crybaby one day a fighter is gonna slap this tool

[@M3Lucky]

Yea he can be annoying but that's what journalists need to do, so the rest of us can hear interesting things. Only asking safe questions means we don't get to hear the juicy goss and reactions

[@JohnSmith-xx1lx]

He used to annoy the shit out of me too but i actually like the guy now, one of the best in the business in fact.

[@matthewomalley6732]

To be fair I think he just has a really good relationship with John. All of his post fight interviews with John have been excellent.

[@LeeDrum80]

His questions are very cleverly worded, he's always digging though when you look through what he says.

[@Ali-zd4sz]

Kavanaugh always a class act!

[@seanmcsharry2004]

Kavanagh

[@theangrycheeto]

Gamer/Tech Vidz Kavanagh* xD but he has the uncommon form of spelling for the name.

[@hollowman6274]

He’s McNuggets hypeman

[@ChaelSonnen000]

He should tell his brother to stop raping women

[@ikhan2181]

fake news 3:00 - 3:16 honest? how do you win a close round 3 when you have been cheating the entire fight? lmao their egregore cheated so many times lol he was scared look at his face when khabib mounts him in round 4 but the cheating saved his face from getting changed and his arm broken nate diaz is right, conor is on PEDs corrupted ufc/dana/usada allow conor and other prostitutes to cheat once a cheater always been a cheater sucker punched khabib cousin on top the cage lol yo conor, dana, their fans, and the media got exposed bunch of haters, racists, Islamophobic, white supremacists, corrupted tyron woodley is right gegard mousasi is right mighty mouse is right 6 october game changed proper27-0

[@RealRanton]

Great guy

[@leem4575]

Ranton racist guy

[@azam987654321]

Aye it’s the German monk

[@irefusetodie]

Being a Muslim is not a race. It's a religion. An ideology. Idiots like you that can't separate the two should keep your mouths shut.

[@KINNARAMONEY]

Lee m gonna back up the claim he is racist or just spout nonsense and leave it at that?

[@leem4575]

Bryan Murphy do your Google's and check for yourself type his name in and find out sorted.

[@CliffB70]

Lovely guy, he is the embodiment of the code of Martial Arts ethics, courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self control, indomitable spirit

[@aliasiskey4434]

Too bad conor doesn't hold that same integrity and respect for it all or his coach for that matter.Because he'd really good.

[@nwerner882]

Great interview Ariel, Kavanagh is a class act.

[@47julz]

@Ignore what I’m about to say but lmfao

[@QandBVlogs]

This coach is a nice guy and he really doesn't want to talk anymore about the fight over and over. It's embarrassing enough first time. He's got so much on and he literally probably hasn't had a chance to even revisit stuff.

[@viggy1890]

Agreed but at the same time, no one even talked about the fight enough. All of the discussions were about the brawl. The fight was HIGHLY anticipated, and for khabib to have performed near perfectly, it needs attention.

[@kylio95]

MAkM shows how much you know, you probably believe that TMZ report on Danis also. That was 2 fucking years ago and he didn't "attack" he was making a joke, religion can be mocked, K is an atheist and pro freedom of speech. Khabib called him out like a pure Islamist telling him to not joke about his religion, that right there is pathetic.

[@mutahar5]

MAkM boy that tweet is from 2016 stfu about it already

[@teerevevourdeminingo4274]

MAkM what was the tweet if you don’t mind? I’m not accusing you of lying but I find it very difficult to believe he would. I can’t even remember Conor saying anything. I heard what he said about the khabibs father and Dagestan but nothing about religion.

[@EPSTomcat11]

QandB Vlogs He talked tough and got roughed

[@thekoderius265]

1:35 - Kavanagh couldn`t find his own fight online lol. UFC give this man a fight pass will ya?

[@aliasiskey4434]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@xCxnnor]

It’s sad how many people want to see Conor fail. Also, many people in these comments think Conor is a bad fighter, which is certainly untrue. But, we should all enjoy the fights that the fighters put on and congrats to Khabib he was the better fighter.

[@xCxnnor]

Bone Head How did he cheat? By grabbing the fence with his toes and then the ref told him to stop? Also, I think you got the wrong guy for crashing into a pregnant lady.

[@mikes8986]

It's normally for people to come hard on Conor, when you lose a fight like that after all that trash he was talking,. I don't think people will be as hard on him as they're doing now if he didn't say all those things.

[@livelife5947]

xCxnnor Conor’s an overhyped alcoholic gob shite.

[@BK-nm6hk]

He Is the only fighter which won round against Khabib. 3rd round 10:9. You have post on Instagram vukoje.mma whole resultat from that fight.

[@jacob4690]

Live Life so he’s 21-4 and he’s overhyped because he lost to a 27-0 guy? Are you stupid?

[@Jlastinger88]

What went wrong, Conor sent Khabib location. The end.

[@kndymn008]

lol truth

[@borekbakehouse1701]

My thoughts exactly.

[@dannyinoa9075]

I come here for smash this guy Lol.

[@darylcoleman8420]

You got that right.

[@mdottdotgo9317]

Is he the son of Brett kavanaugh??

[@TazmanianDevil]

Conor didn’t come in there to win it, he came to survive, Which was evident in the fight

[@jordancomp9883]

all the khabib fanboys probably watched only 1 fight from him. and by the way . 27-0 fuck it. 17 of his fights was in a russian league what are you guys talking. a national league . faked record. thats it. connor was 2 x weight champ in bellator and ufc. nobody did that before.

[@rass4609]

@@jordancomp9883 conor never fought in bellator

[@drewjenn9819]

Maximilian Roberto Schmidt You're just making up shit.😂😄

[@Dylan-wn8er]

@@jordancomp9883 Casual! Conor has never once fought in Bellator, you just called him out saying he has only watched one fight but i bet you're the same, you have only watched Conor since Diaz dont lie.

[@christopheracecaoilecaoile5962]

@@jordancomp9883 conor was bellator HW and LHW champ..😂😂😂

[@medievil283]

The fact that John hasn’t had a conversation with Conor since the fight says a lot..

[@BestFriendsMom69]

El Cucuy dude go to his instagram. Him and khabib are out living their lives while people are still hating on them

[@85yr]

Not even a little

[@MegaSlayerr]

lmao rekt him,

[@Zvijeruga]

the fact that John saw him face to face at the hotel and had a couple of texts with him shows how little you were paying attention to what he was actually saying. They didn't talk about the fight, but they did talk. Over text messages and in person

[@ABCurry30]

Because there's nothing to talk about YET. Long and exhausting camp and a dissapointing result, u don't want to get overwhelmed. At the end of the day they are prize fighters, gotta enjoy that prize FIRST

[@WITTSEY007]

What went wrong is conor is more focused on whiskey rather than fighting

[@coolhari2000]

Yeah, the fact that khabib is an absolute animal is not a factor right?

[@leem4575]

WITTSEY007 and cocaine he's just a real big dickhead tbh

[@austink9268]

You mean money

[@kwasjemycat9236]

his whiskey will make him a billionaire

[@tomatoknuckles]

He definitely wasn't ready for this fight got his ass beat.

[@jjg5193]

Too bad Kavanagh's class can't rub off on his star pupil.

[@19.7mviews3]

Conor is very classy when he's not got the camera in his face and especially after fights, just watch him against Aldo, Mendes, Mayweather, the list goes on...

[@19.7mviews3]

He speaks highly of his gym in interviews and always shows respect to his opponents which is exactly what Kavanagh says in this interview.

[@Dylan-wn8er]

@@g.j.r4069 Conor is his own person what do you want jon to do?

[@Airyed]

Lol John even said himself prize fighting is about getting money as fast as possible and stopping he even wanted Conor to retire

[@19.7mviews3]

Obviously, every fighter is in it for the money, if every fighter in the UFC was told they're not getting paid anymore, they'd all leave. Conor got set for life against Mayweather, why would he come back for more money that he doesn't need?

[@nivlekloen7437]

Ariel the Queen of gossip

[@ericsanford7075]

nivlek loen he’s the b!tch of MMA!

[@eltkovau]

The Controversial Jew

[@jasonhumphrey6601]

ARIEL IS THE FN KING OF MMA. WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE ROBIN BLACK TRYING TO FILL ARIEL'S SHOES LOL. 50 ROBIN BLACKS COULDN'T DO IT, AND IT WOULD TAKE 10 LUKE THOMAS'S. THERE'S A REASON ALL FIGHTERS GOES ON ARIEL'S SHOWS 🤚STOCKTON #209FORLIFE

[@GuyFromTheSouth]

@@jasonhumphrey6601 you are an idiot but ur right

[@rudiratte1]

And here you are watching it. What does that make you

[@ramsaybolton3728]

In my opinion there's no shame losing to Khabib. The guy's a monster. Takes huge balls just to face him imo.

[@snipercr3w]

that's why before the fight , talk nicely and respect ur opponent ....

[@eddiem6910]

snipercr3w I agree with Ramsay, but at the end of the day Conor sold the hell out of the fight and got people believing he was gonna walk the talk. Don’t think it would have broke ppv numbers if he didn’t try promote it the way he did

[@_Snapper]

john is a more real representation of Irish people

[@banabak6732]

True

[@banabak6732]

I believe khabibs interpreter tapped Dilan like 3 times on the back gesturing better luck next time, and Dilan kinda pushed him away, khabib seen it and then jumped the fence.

[@1jiatin]

Kavanagh is as bad as conor he only hides his prejudices better than conor which actuslly mske him worse than conor

[@_Snapper]

@@1jiatin will u stop,talking absolute dirt.nonsense

[@1jiatin]

@@_Snapper u obv havent been following his twitter messages

[@NHBSQ871]

I gotta admit, I was totally wrong about this guy. I thought just by his association with McGregor that he was a total douchebag, but he's actually very respectful.

[@vrxcld5014]

He has to be , his fighter got obliterated. He was insulting khabib before the fight

[@Gatsbyy]

That's because you're a fucking moron, Sean.

[@vegeta3803]

vrx Cld don‘t write lies you dishusting piece of shit

[@liamsnowman8030]

Check out Joe rogan podcast, 2nd half of the clip, very down to earth and honest guy, dont believe the bull shit some people are saying

[@catatafish22]

First time you heard from coach Kavanagh? You must be a true fight fan, Sean

[@MrXlastcallx]

I hope Connor never takes for granted what this man means for his reputation and overall image. He is quite a remarkable coach and person.

[@mamaurax25]

“I’ve been through many defeats in my life. I’ll be back” - Conor McGregor, back stage interview, vs Nate Diaz I

[@barryirlandi4217]

That was class... This defeat wasn't class

[@Blade-bc4ue]

Conor will not coming back from this shame. Khabib totally destroyed this conor bum.

[@manaspandit2947]

@@Blade-bc4ue lol

[@seanallan6188]

John Kavanagh comes across as a total legend. Super composed, intelligent and obviously a top coach.

[@carlosminez9709]

coach Kavanagh tried to find the fight online ...."illegally" lol

[@ferrumpugnus3708]

I came searching for this comment hahaha.

[@xaviernunez2602]

Gigantic facts🤣😂old habits die hard

[@ragingwarrior8098]

Much respect for John Kavanagh. He is always talking respectively and gives credit for the better fighter.

[@bobsagget8620]

The fact that Conor didn’t talk to his main coach after the fight shows that his head isn’t fully in the fight game anymore, he’s too worried about his whiskey business and clothing line, as well as his son and pregnant girlfriend. Nothing wrong with that but if he continues down this path he’ll just get knocked out or beaten even worse within his next 2 fights. It also seems that he is surrounded by too many Yesmen. Which is never a good thing

[@knuckle-sandwichmma681]

everybody is looking for the worst scenarion but nobody considers that he was just devastated by the defeat and wanted to clear his head like everybody would do

[@vrxcld5014]

@@knuckle-sandwichmma681 or maybe he is a pussy. He was screaming at the press conference and the bitch tapped out looooool

[@justinpelkey6722]

@@vrxcld5014 It was a neck crank, you pretty much have to tap out. It wasn't a rear naked choke, where you can just fall asleep, which is still pretty dangerous btw.

[@vrxcld5014]

@@justinpelkey6722 he gave his back when he gave up, he is a pussy. All that shouting when he was drunk and he quit like he did on 3 other occasions.

[@AWood28]

Wait a minute this seems like a common sense comment. This is KZbin Bob, only piss and vinegar allowed here

[@jwagner2578]

Kavanagh is an incredible human being...the more i see of him, the more i like him. Very genuine guy. I can see why McGregor has the loyalty that he does with his team.

[@aldwincleofe6889]

I am not a Conor fan but this dude is impossible to not like. Very humble, very respectful.

[@totallynotthefeds]

I gotta say, I'm a Khabib fan, but I'm very impressed with John Kavanagh. Seems like a man of dignity and honour. He loves the sport but understands there's an entertainment aspect. Much respect Coach!

[@michael.schuler]

Two honest, knowledgable men sharing straight talk. Thank you.

[@mr.pointless9595]

Michael Schuler john could be honest but not Ariel, he just tries starting beef

[@RichMaxted]

Johns always seemed such a nice humble guy. Anyone would be lucky to have him as a coach

[@alexzamora4454]

I am a huge Khabib fan and I was extremely happy for his win against Conor but I can’t help but feel for Kavanagh. This has become just a tense topic of discussion, you can tell he is being really careful with his words, I agree that if Conor wants to fight Khabib again he really has to commit to it like his coach says but with that being said, I also think Conor has to earn his rematch. Have the trilogy fight with Nate, get your confidence back. You can’t have margin of error against Khabib, if Khabib gets a hold of you, it’s game over and that’s a fact. Let Khabib vs Ferguson play out, we need that fight too, it’s destiny being played right in front of us. 28-0.

[@alexzamora4454]

Feras Khan why is that?

[@notchit3542]

Alex Zamora He might be charming, but I'm not buying it. His words r still bias; his just here to clear his name, defending Conor, because Conor is too busy selling liquor from states to states as he just mentioned.

[@ericpark9983]

coach kav is what every martial arts coach should strive to be; respectful, calm, incredible mind and knowledge of martial arts

[@Bane92]

Eric Park I agree. Great guy but he’s missing 1 important trait and it’s aggressiveness. He needs to train and toughen up so he can tell people when they’re fcking wrong. SIMPLE. Stop letting Conor run the show. Your the coach and he’s the pupil. Tell him how it is. I wonder how many people came in to actually put Conor to sleep. Little touch butt grappling isn’t going to improve his game.

[@wendtheatandair]

John Kavanagh is no doubt a class act. What a great man. Connor is lucky to have had such a great man in his corner. Any of us would no doubt be lucky to have this man in our corner in any capacity. John you need to write a book when you slow down and take time for yourself, it will no doubt be on the best sellers list for a long time. Keep up the good work, best of luck to you and all you do in life. Kevin Wendt

[@nia9045]

After insulting khabib the way they did, „ this is sport we shake hands“ John is a funny man 🤣

[@stephencox8723]

ali did the same thing. he was ruthless to joe frazier. gorgeous george wrote ali's, mcgregor's, and mayweather's fight hyping strategy. ali dubbed frazier an uncle tom in the 70s and had the black community turn on joe basically. khabib was emotional. ali and fraizer had a worse rivalry and they treated it like a sport when it ended. that's how it's done in the fight game.

[@saimdawud8658]

This coach speaks honourably. I agree the person who punched Conor on the back of his head was totally unethical and unjustifiable and that person should be held accountable.

[@saimdawud8658]

AZG some parts of the world require more education if it’s the norm to kill over name calling and in the process of manufacturing income for a fight.

[@BamboozledTime]

Ariel: Have You Had A Chance To Rewatch The Fight? Coach Kavanagh: I Haven't Actually...I Tried To Find It Online. We're all in the same boat brother ;-D

[@monkeyddoffy5439]

Its literally everywhere want me to send a link?

[@galoguzman677]

Hahaha just pay for it you cheap fucks.

[@georgebametejnr6722]

If he's coming back, he's not fighting Khabib, he just asked for a rematch to sound hardcore but he really won't push for it like he did Nate

[@georgebametejnr6722]

@Joe Sudz hehehe your boy got destroyed

[@cianpeyton6206]

Excellent interview John... Always respectful. Great ambassador for the sport of MMA in Ireland.

[@darkmikerises]

Hilarious that people shit on a fighter when he fails, but they probably run out of the breath walking up a short flight of stairs.

[@scottishinoz674]

Michael Glaberman I hate conor but I get our point Khabib is an absolute beast No shame posing to him

[@thegrindpodcastwithdanielr3781]

To be fairly honest, I've been in great shape in my college wrestling career and waking up a small set of stairs always gets to me. 7 minute high paced match, cardio holds really well, small set of stairs, I'm breathing heavier than a lion's roar

[@jonnytwocombs198]

Fight fans mentality.......ur only as good as your last fight haha

[@deltrotter3371]

Michael Glaberman I run out of breath after taking a shit if I'm being honest.

[@l14qut]

@@deltrotter3371 😂😂😂

[@Syko1985]

The only one not complaining about the result or the brawl afterwards is Conor himself, he accepts what went on, he accepts the loss and he realises he upset a lot a people and they retaliated.

[@ashenwuss1651]

@@kingjames1239 He wont. Conor is wiser than you think. If anything, he's probably conflicted with how he comes off when he promotes himself. I bet Conor disappointed that he looks like the bad guy

[@Mx199D]

@King James you're a disgusting human being wishing that on someone

[@adamabbas1487]

Not a fan of Connor, there was no excuse for going that far with trash talk. John Kavanaugh is a different story, very intelligent and insightful.

[@iDealMedley]

Lol nobody said anything about the trash talking until after the fights 😂😂

[@kentadolfsson9387]

How can you not like John Kavanagh.... And a true coach … Conor is lucky to have him

[@monizeshan]

Someone sensible and rational from Conor's camp.

[@Woke_Up_Dead]

Kavanagh spoke some sense there but let's be real, he can't honestly expect Khabib to simply shake Conor's hand after the fight, not after all that chatter he was doing. A good coach is also a mentor, I'd like to see Kavanagh step up and pull Conor in line a little bit like all good coaches do, obviously it's a bit late for that but he doesn't really seem like a leader tbh.

[@johnbissett4332]

What about all the millions Conor made Khabib?

[@pinchependayhoe2545]

Greatest coach I could listen to him all day 👏🏻 humbling coach.

[@theyasirtahir]

Massive Respect to John. What a Simple and Honest man.

[@rv9497]

This guy speaks a lot of sense, but not spoken to Conor since the fight is worrying. That's a disunited camp plus it seems conor is more busy in the boardroom than focusing on his opponents.

[@gerRule]

UFC will make conor less than whiskey or the boxing thing did, which would be your focus if you already had 100+ million? Training to fight or going to meeting in your luxury vehicle to make more than training and fighting?

[@dishonoredsaints8266]

r v it's not that the camp is disunited it's that Conor's head has swollen so big that he's left everyone behind. His camp is there....he's not. Conor thought he didn't need a camp, Conor thought he's an MMA god and that he would destroy Khabib. Why? Who knows Conor lost his marbles apparently. Since the Mayweather fight he got to into himself. Hopefully now he's sitting on the shitter in his mansion saying "fook maybe i'm not da most badass man that ever existed in history". If Conor stops being a fuckin tool and realizes he needs to humble himself and train maybe we'll see a better fight. Probably not though he's too focus'd on his bullshit whiskey that won't be shit after his last performance. People are tired of his shite attitude and to me he's just another Ronda Rousey.

[@TY-gh2yf]

I don't speak to my mum every single day, yet she's still my mum. I'd assume it's a similar situation here, people have commitments (like whiskey) but the dynamic doesn't change.

[@twrzenski]

John is such a jewel in the ruthless game of MMA

[@VVozrud]

Ufc president John Kavanagh

[@davelovesshoes9051]

Everything he doesn’t like about MMA was started by Connor

[@dickpiano1802]

To be fair Chael started it when he was trying to get a fight against Anderson

[@buddyscarver7167]

The root of the problem is Dana for allowing it

[@davelovesshoes9051]

Dick Piano don’t be silly Chael never come to wear Connors been on his coked up antics

[@davelovesshoes9051]

Buddy Scarver Definitely I’m glad someone retaliated he’s bringing politics and all sorts up sitting there coked off his nut isn’t right

[@buddyscarver7167]

@@davelovesshoes9051 I Agree Dana Let's Connor do what the hell he wants but what makes me mad is he trying to take khabib money and suspend him and his team for a little brawl but Connor smashed and his team smashed a bus injuring people not to mention throwing stuff but it all good in Dana eyes #DoubleStandards

[@TheOriginalRonaldo]

Wow, I'm surprised! Kavanaugh is actually a classy guy!

[@brigatraining]

So it's the first time you've seen him talk?

[@carlosbonilla4537]

Always has been.

[@stefan9698]

Ronaldo رونالدو John classy guy always is I met him few times in Dublin such a gentleman and chatted with me and Conor is too he’s just selling his fight

[@nabeel1705]

Most of MMA coaches are honourable men

[@knuckle-sandwichmma681]

hes always been. how the fuck are you surprised?

[@MichaelP-ke1tm]

Conor has no relationship with his coach while Khabib his hugging and apologizing to Javier Mendez after the fight.

[@billkat1954]

IKR? Like WTF? Such contrast!

[@ItsRetroblaster]

Id suggest watching some videos of him backstage and him traning theyre really good freinds

[@aaronbarron6292]

Read Kavanagh's book "Win or Learn", that will give you the full picture. Conor has been with him from the very start of his career..

[@billkat1954]

That's even worse. They know each other for so long and they both Irish yet he acts like he is there just for the paycheck.

[@arifpatel4918]

Very well said you have the eagle eye

[@Vinny-bb2tj]

When's artems whiskey coming out?? Artems vodka

[@kalikalla43]

when he gets a .500 record. Hes gonna celebrate like its 1999.

[@HevyToy]

As a khabib fan i must say i have ALOT of respect for this man. Great represant of irish people.

[@youngvikin07]

Such a 💎GEM💎 of a guy

[@oscara2199]

What a class act, much respect Kavanagh!

[@khizarrehman6021]

Not speaking to Conor rasises a few eyebrows,Mcreggor has too many yes men around him the dude needs to get diciplined first thing Khabib did after the brawl is apologise is to his coach

[@knuckle-sandwichmma681]

I agree that Conor needs to listen to John Kavanagh rather to Artem, Owen Dummy or Dillon Penis but Khabibs apology? what teh fuck was that. it was like I'm sorry but actually I'm not. hes a fake humble rat who cant handle his own ego

[@reeceburns113]

Fuck off. How is that racist? Saying someone isn't as humble as they seem is not racist. Go look at the actual definition of racist you moron. Its so annoying how you can't say anything online without being accused of being a "racist" or "homophobic" anymore lol. Take me back to 2010 any day, then pause the evolution of the internet.

[@leighjohnharvey]

reece burns I agree but what you mean take me back to 2010😂I’d say 1990s

[@reeceburns113]

Fuck the 1990's I'd not be born fuck that. Atleast if it was 2010 I'd be 10.. Just going back 3-4 years would be enough. Its only in the past few years that the internet took a turn for the worse.

[@istheway-gu6yo]

@@knuckle-sandwichmma681 you are such a bum

[@lIlIlIllIlIlIlIIl]

What a respectful guy, has his head in the right place

[@ThrottleThrill]

It’s priceless to hear this man speak. John is humble and speaks with great clarity. What a unique and scarce combination. Very refreshing. God bless him. He now needs to coach coaches.

[@Camiconda]

If there is rematch. Either 2 things. Fight will be in Russia and/or Khabib will receive the highest fight pay in history, which means bigger than Conors. If Dana thought Nate negotiations were bad... get ready for Khabib's

[@imharjeet]

I was rooting for Conor to win the fight but now Khabib has earned my respect. He deserves the win and the title..

[@rugbyleague3228]

How can you not deserve a win if you win lol ? And he has the title ...

[@imharjeet]

Rugby league3 because there have been some fluke wins.

[@imharjeet]

Rugby league3 and people were saying that Khabib never defeated any tough opponent.

[@rafiqueyk]

Many people I speak to saying the same. Khabib proved himself and also McGregor's antics put many people off

[@bbobrm]

John Kavanagh ..... I loved it when he said something like " go back to Rocky 3 for the training .....Eye of the Tiger "....get that hunger back .....the motivation factor. Thank you Ariel ......great interview.

[@ChucklingAway]

he lied about looking for the fight online, it was on KZbin 5 minutes after the fight ended lol

[@lupehn]

They were being pulled from KZbin.

[@alcottdevalte7440]

What I find strange is that john was looking for the fight online, doesn't he even have ufc fight pass? Lol.

[@ChucklingAway]

the one I found after the fight, is still up for me haha

[@romanrebikov6830]

i like this man !!!

[@JohnSmith-xx1lx]

John's one cool ass dude

[@notchit3542]

He got good charms, but some of his words are still bias.

[@yourkodi3945]

dont like himm too much, he is on the same bullshit hype train and then he comes on shows like this to save face. He is never like this before the great CON-or fights!

[@ROC14088]

Fame went to his head, he's very arrogant in public but comes across well in interviews

[@hairystyles9794]

@@notchit3542 of course, if a coach is not biased towards his fighter, he should fucking quit.

[@airhawk01]

Kavanagh is doing damage control all over the place.

[@anasshahid224]

Coach John Kavanagh is the man! So classy, respectful, humble. UFC 229 Conor McGregor vs Khabib was truly legendary 👏👏👏👏

[@Glaedr11]

It's interesting to hear him say there was no racial and vitriolic language by Danis. Given how classy this guy is I'm inclined to believe him, but also it's hard to believe he WASNT yelling those things at Khabib...

[@Shenanigan5]

what evidence do you have that he said anything. One guy in a crowd of thousands apparently made those claims to TMZ, such a reputable organisation. Khabib never made those claims, nobody in the corners, not one media member sitting beside them.

[@Glaedr11]

@@Shenanigan5 I never said I had proof... I said it's interesting to hear him say there wasnt considering that's what everyone has been claiming and also Khabib said in the post fight press room that he was tired of the disrespect to his family, religion, and country. I'm not claiming any specific thing other than it's interesting to see the two conflicting stories of what actually happened that night

[@ChrisYevrah]

I genuinely believe Conors persona is just for show. For business. I think he is a lot like his coach on real life.

[@הילהאלון-י3י]

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[@הילהאלון-י3י]

+octoberfire13 7העהעןה8ו9ןעפחהפחנחפהן0יהםיהיםההחםי ה םיע7 יםכה3לפמה3א1רפלמע4 ע4נמלח5ם 4עחפ 4עהחפ עהחפ 4 צ4יה0םע5 0םמ4עהמם4הצלפצלהפמם0הע0מםעהצעפםהצפלעהצפםהפמםנצפם4ענצפם4ענםפענלפצעהצלפהךפצנצלפלצפענעלנצפצעםפנעצפםנפןמ פןי4ע פןמע

[@edconway8599]

English please nobody understands you mate הילה אלון

[@5029rahul]

Like he said. He may be cocky before the fight, but he is confident in preparation and humble in victory/defeat. He is getting so much hate for the act that he put on to promote the fight. The real Conor is a great guy.

[@iamdbatatnight5600]

In real life he’s a scumbag ... you have to live here to understand

[@providencee-w8q]

All this talk about proper 12 gave me a proper beating.

[@closinginonclosure]

Connor Mcgregor It takes an extremely pathetic and attention hungry person to go through the steps of making an entire account pretending to be another person and spend months on KZbin commenting on countless videos. Did you intentionally spell Conor wrong and with 2 N’s so you could get the name. Or are you just mentally challenged? One thing you definitely are, without a doubt. Is a pathetic loser with no life.

[@insidevoid2164]

closingclosure Couldn't have said it better. Some people are way beyond pathetic.

[@slickwolf5492]

closinginonclosure lmao right? What a fucking loser this kid is

[@2002films]

closinginonclosure You a fooking rat.

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

that was a proper 12 to 6 elbow

[@diegosophie5125]

You can tell that Conor is really putting Johns martial arts morals to the test.

[@dvd7826]

Too bad Conor Mcgregor is surrounded by Yes Men

[@jamestaylor6481]

Typical thing to say when someone loses not too sure where you got any of that from but sure thing buddy

[@VVIIFINEST]

You have no clue.

[@ahill7684]

Exactly. And unless McGregor sees the light, he will not progress.

[@kylio95]

Yep, Conor has always lacked discipline I think, but his sense of belief is insane that it's also lifted off his successful career. But that comes with limitations, he's been out of the game so long and thinks he can come back and be the best, it's unrealistic and not feasible at all. His camp simply cannot discipline him.

[@ABCurry30]

Lol. He owes his success to his coaches and Conor countlessly have said that. And no, he wouldn't have gotten this far if around him are yes men. And u don't even know what a yes man is coz u never had one and will never have one

[@qa4308]

"When someone comes behind you...that's an illegal blow" yeah it's a bit like throwing a dolly in someone's face.

[@drefhill]

Bus not face.

[@kasimshaikh3750]

@@drefhill Actually two fighters got heavily injured. Michael Chiesa I think was even bloodied.

[@appleraika]

@@drefhill bus with full of people

[@poatan6304]

John didn't say anywhere that he supported the dolly incident 🤔 neither did he say Conor shouldn't hv been imprisoned

[@svlsvl1843]

John very classy and respectfull

[@xPhreaky]

John is so clear cut and honest, amazing coach

[@joshuapatrick682]

Did Conor apologize for threatening violence on Khabib, his family and friends in their homes?

[@AkuZ]

What went wrong: Conor made Khabib get out of the bus.

[@knuckle-sandwichmma681]

what Khabib did wrong. getting off the bus and out of the cage (got lit up by Dillon Penis) what Khabibs team did wrong: getting into the cage trying to attack Conor (they all got lit up one by one)

[@reeceburns113]

Those that got in the cage hardly got hit. Connor took the face of that one, however he was hit from behind and even if connor hit first he still shouldn't have been hit from behind.

[@xtianjames9489]

@@knuckle-sandwichmma681 lol

[@jdchannelviewer]

Coach seems like a really solid guy.

[@lukesmith4158]

I don’t like watching ariels videos but when I see Kavanagh on here I had to watch it coz this guy is such a classy man and no big ego like a lot of people in this sport

[@RAGSTAluvsDA90z]

Conor said he was better than ever before and he lost against Khabib

[@reeceburns113]

Connors all talk when it comes to promoition, take everything he says with a pinch of salt. Hes good at what he does but sadly all he does is promote and create drama. Not much of a fighter.

[@hughjoelcaulk7244]

RAGSTAluvsDA90z - What was he supposed to say? "I'm not really prepared for the fight at all, my camp kind of sucked and I've got some health issues but I sure hope I win." lol

[@benjaminsharp959]

yeah that's why he won two belts

[@reeceburns113]

His camp didn't suck, he sucked this time. He did not train as hard for this fight. Even John said as much in this interview, he basically danced around saying it without saying it but still saying it.

[@edconway8599]

Of course he was gonna say that it means nothing

[@In-decay]

7:55 I saw Dillion doing this 🤗... "Why would you wanna do that?"

[@andrew78460]

Seems like Khabib has more casual mma fans than conor now. Comment section acts like conor has never beaten anyone good lol.

[@snipercr3w]

STFU YOU BASTARD , HE FOUGHT LIKE A CHICKEN .... GET LOST LOSER

[@RNRWEAR]

Never anyone who is stylistically a bad match up for Conor. I don't count Chad mendes because that fight was on too short notice for Chad to be as effective on the ground like Khabib was. McGregor is a really good striker but most of the matchups were made specifically for him, to build him up. People have been saying forever that the guys at LW would be a real problem (Khabib, Ferguson etc etc).

[@BestFriendsMom69]

RNRVIBEZ People have said this in all his fights. They all said Aldo was going to beat him, mendes and Alvarez were going to out wrestle him and win. They just keep doubting him in all his fights because he consistently takes on big competition

[@MountainMMA]

John is clearly a fan of Khabib, especially considering that his favourite fighter is Emelianenko and the fact that he said that he has been following Khabib for a very long time. I bet he hates all this drama and politics. Khabib needs to recruit John so he can get away from McNuggets.

[@vincethehorniestmcmahon2881]

Lord ARTEM LOBOV is our only hope now - Conor Mctapper

[@umerzafartarar8063]

Vince The Horniest Mcmahon hey is that nut busting profile picture???..i enjoyed it...

[@finhor8689]

Anyone that keeps talking about tapping has never trained,never rolled,never nothing,stfu,you dont know walk youre blowing about

[@umerzafartarar8063]

Fin Hor and yo do???.

[@finhor8689]

@@umerzafartarar8063 Yes,thank you for acknowledging that,Anymore questions i can help you with?

[@finhor8689]

@@umerzafartarar8063 Did it take ya a few hour's to come up with that?

[@ktomorful]

Suprising how little Kavanagh knows about Conor. Are they even close this days? In the past they were brothers

[@grtbgf]

Ktom Yeah I guess you know so much more about Conor than him

[@timm285]

Ktom sometimes people separate a little. Maybe Conor wants to train at a new gym but he has his “I’ve been with the same team from the beginning” kind of mindset. I was sad to see Chris Weidman splitting his camp with that “pad holder” Henry(can’t remember his last name) from New Jersey where Frankie Edgar trains.

[@davinkim7930]

Random Person LMAO dude if that was the case, he would have left Ireland long time ago. Conor is on a tour to sell his whiskey.

[@moegreene7940]

what are you talking about? guy has been with the same crew since the beginning.

[@TheRubberMatch]

Random Person you’re an absolute fool

[@redamilo1430]

It bothered you when Cornor got punched from the back! But does not bother you when Cornor punched Khabib's hand in the face off, and tried to kick him, and punched Khabib's team mates, insulted Khabib's religion, family, people, appearance, and country ?! And when he attacked the bus ?!

[@aaronhaney9471]

Anas Milo well khabib is a bitch

[@huongle-do7dd]

R u dumb he pushed khabibs hand down stfu

[@larrys4315]

Gotta love coach kavagnah always keeps it honest

[@MrWulfric1]

Conor's gameplan should have been to pressure Khabib but in a more measured way. He didnt do that at all in the fight. Khabib does his worst when his back is against the cage. Distance control just wasnt there. Timing, footwork, and shot selection were poor to non existent. He just looked awful and even if he does make these adjustments, doesn't mean he will beat Khabib. But, if he wants to secure his legacy he has to beat Khalabeeb.

[@JosephWani-cheef_no.1]

yeah exactly, but i say thta it was the 2 year lay off,that effected him, it certainly affected his timing, ring IQ, distance control and movement, like i said connor looked slow and sloppy and he didnt look foccused and calm, like his older fights

[@BestFriendsMom69]

Joseph wani He wasn't ready nor confident. Did you see his entrance? He didn't look the same compared to his others. Also when him and khabib faced off right before the fight, he didn't want to look him in the eyes. He lost before the fight even started

[@adan5881]

MrWulfric1 Lol nothing would help him 😂 he would lose either way.

[@JosephWani-cheef_no.1]

yeah man i saw that to, i thought because he wasnt confidence in himself

[@JosephWani-cheef_no.1]

could be coz he hasnt fought in ages, and it is hard to be confident when you havent fought or played a competive sport in a while, i think he should have fought at least twice before fighting a top fighter like khabib, he wasnt ready for khabib tbh

[@anthonyantmanedwardsisbett8197]

Conor “it’s only business” Mcgregor

[@Shenanigan5]

it is only business. The UFC is a promotion, its called prize fighting for a reason. Conor has always said since day 1 that it is all only business to him. Whats your point. At least he isnt Khabib "The Hypocrite" Nurmagomedov.

[@anthonyantmanedwardsisbett8197]

Absolute Muppet you’re right, he isn’t Khabib, he a coward tap machine

[@timbo7873]

@@Shenanigan5 if it was only business, they would have sorted it out behind the scenes. You know, the way WWE does it....talking about what's gonna be said & done before they go out before the audience and cameras. How many times has Conor said "it's not a game"? Then when shit gets too real, he bounces without a peep. ...ok, a small Tweet.

[@babynut1927]

he said “Fighting business” and Khabib said “wrestle”. Watch Alpaca Thesaurus’s video. He cleans up the audio so you can hear what they say.

[@anthonyantmanedwardsisbett8197]

CH3F TFG lmao stfu and take this L

[@richardnoggin697]

I think Kavanagh could give up coaching pro fighters and coach amateur fighters and be just as happy or happier. He has a real love for martial arts and competition. All the other stuff he could care less about. He is definitely the ying to Conor's yang....wow, that sounds weird, but you know what i mean.

[@jason32742]

I wish people from the MMA world would listen to this guy more. He is closer in line to what 90% of irish people are like. Down to earth and respectful. Honestly, the average person now in ireland is turning against Conor for his actions.

[@TabsT-vy5jy]

how about interviewing khabib's team?

[@darmon931]

Sadly Nobody cares about them

[@knuckle-sandwichmma681]

Khabib's team combined IQ is 50 at best

[@aunttelly]

Tabs T coach Javier probably can’t right now do to the investigation

[@roddyrodrodrod]

They're boring and have very low intelligence. Wouldn't be worth watching.

[@aunttelly]

Dr. Ho Lee Phuk oh wow are you just mad that your king was prove to not be the king. Daniel Cormier (double champ), Cain Valesquez champ, Luke Rockhold champ, Khabib champ! 4 champs out of that gym. Name another one that has that many. Ariel is doing his job. He works for espn who has a tv deal with Ufc.They want Conor to look good cause right now he is hated by most. I think thats Wrong but people turn whenyou have never defended your belts and you hurt innocent people with bus attack, bellator melee, throwing cans at a small kid in the audience, jumping over the cage into the crowd to yell at Aldo, cheating this fight, illegal blows to the back of khabibs head, grabbing shorts, lacing fingers through gloves. They are actually highly intelligent. Khabib speaks, 5 languages, was a math student in college. Please educate yourself. Intelligent people don’t insult others. The loudest man in the room is the weakest. He hit both Nate and khabib on the fists at the weigh in and guess what they both submitted and made him tap.

[@AndresVernazza]

That guy who hit Conor from the back should be suspended for life.

[@Borochov808]

@@18francesco18 the amount of irish who suddenly became a fan of the sport because an irishs' WWE antics is astronomical.

[@Borochov808]

@@18francesco18 ironic that you say that when the muslim who defeated mcgregor has better fundamentals and understands more about MIXED martial arts than the striking-only mcnugget.

[@Borochov808]

@@18francesco18 and ive never backed up a muslim in a youtube video's comment thread. So that should say something

[@Borochov808]

Leave it to millenials to make it a crime to root for your own people when theyre defending a man who single handedly ruined almost an entire fight card.

[@liamkeith2974]

@@Borochov808 Really WWE? Its the UFC or MMA😂

[@b44to1]

There is nothing left to re-match there...!!! Khabib vs Conor is HEAD and SHOULDER!! Khabib will beat him again and again and again... It's time for Khabib to move on more advanced level and to find new horizons in his sport career!! Conor is done & gone!

[@TykE1x]

you wish :D .

[@eddiem6910]

I don’t know about done and gone, he lost the worst possible match up for him. Conor vs another striker would be fun and benefit him. Done and gone is someone like chuck and Tito lol

[@AztecUnshaven]

you're acting like fighters in MMA have never lost their rematches lol. Randy Couture vs Chuck, Rampage vs Wand, Nate vs Conor, just to name a few.

[@b44to1]

Maybe just for entertaining and making money purpose they will do it again but I'm doubt it'll be soon... Khabib doesn't want to touch this shit again twice after all that happened, I'm sure. @@AztecUnshaven

[@brandeeno2846]

Not a fan of Conor at all, but what a great man his coach is. Much respect.

[@prontocreative2374]

Really interested to listen to Connors trainer on the illegal moves conor did eg Pulling of the shorts, gloves that crazy knee to khabibs face ? John Kavanagh mentioned on Joe Rogans pod cast how back home in Ireland his trying to showcase mma in a better light to the board of sports association ...So with his guy 'conor' carrying out these moves yet have a hat on to showcase mma professional Sport.I like to think its a one off ... Conor doesnt really do it normally, but i guess when your fighting for your life ...

[@star.soaked.wanderer]

Pronto Creative people do that shit in every fight

[@jcisking752]

SEEMS NICE THIS GUY!.i wonder if he told Connor hey look maybe it’s best u don’t get into kahbibs personal life.The guy has a 26-0 record and we don’t need to be feeding him any more fuel!.

[@snipercr3w]

he wont do that because konor mcbastard is the boss

[@Halvorsent2]

Conor is like Ayrton Senna.. Leave him alone when things go bad. He comes back a better verson of himself

[@victorytime5698]

Lol it's been more than a year

[@kasimshaikh3750]

Lol 😂😂😂

[@MrRiz157]

Iconic pic of Khabib flying like an eagle on to his prey. Would make a great logo Coach is a nice guy.