John Kavanagh ‘Confident’ Conor McGregor Fights This Year - The MMA Hour
SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh discusses his first trip to Brazil, how he started in MMA, his bond with Johnny Walker, how Walker has evolved, Walker’s finish at UFC 283, his post-fight celebration, why Walker and Kavanagh ended up outside at UFC 279, Irish MMA, if Conor McGregor fights this year, and more.
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Poor John, always saddened to hear Ariel still hasn’t read his book.
Wait when does he say this
@@slax4884 literally in the first couple minutes… wtf?
It's such a great read, 👍
@@slax4884 3:14
Hiding your life story behind a 'book paywall' is uninspired shilling. Your book should have enough specifics to make it worth the price of omission, if simply giving a five minute recap ruins the entire thing than it wasn't worth the price of admission to begin with.
'luck plays a much bigger part than anyone wants to acknowledge' so true in mma
Not really only when it's bad judging or a lucky closed eye. It's rare and not often
Indeed, luck plays a big part many times 👍
Not just in mma but in life in general, generally a mix of talent, being in the right place at the right time and good old fashioned luck!
@@rjim1 you're absolutely right
Met John at the presser 243 Conor vs Cerrone. Top lad. He and Johnny happily posed for photos and gave some banter
26:36 is what you came here for
You da man
Ma man
Thank you
When’s he talk about Johnny???
You are da man
Very good answer to Conor's next opponent. Love watching John Kav's interviews, comes across as such an honest & down to earth guy
Time stamp ?
Seems like a good man but with Conor's meteoric rise to popularity he kind of had to turn into 'yes men' sadly.. ...there was no other way round it tbh, great to see Jhonny walker getting the win but slightly saddened that Conor not being at Kavanaugh's wedding or taking some resposibilty wtf
Dudes nothing but a yes man
@@aurochsxx5932 ok
Oh gawd..what happened? Was "nice" taken?
Say what you want the guy is as humble as they come
Do people say bad stuff about John?
@@phillipedwardness9591 i mean he's tied to conor so yes by default
@@SithStudy right, like “boy you really coached one of the most successful fighters in history you loser”
@@SithStudy what a crazy mindset
Conor would be expelled from any respectful gym imo. But money is everything right
It's actually really nice to see someone from the mcgregor camp speaking publicly again
Brilliant interview Ariel!
All these years and John is still John, love to see it.
I’ve always enjoyed listening to John talk. Including (and excluding some) Conor stuff, he comes off as an intelligent, introspective person.
“your leg is holding both of their arms” great line
I KNEW they'd take the nonsense Conor questions and make them into the clickbait headline. Shame on you, MMAFighting! This interview was about Johnny Walker!
ahahahahahaha
No one cares about Johny Walker.
@@semyaza555 Keep walking
@@onlycryptofans Huh? That doesn't make any sense.
I see Ariel still hasn’t read his book.
He cant read
The book is among the greatest book written
@@Rome6601 Ulysses - James Joyce The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald A Passage to India - E.M Forster Win Or Learn - John Kavanagh Jane Ayre - Charlotte Bronte 😂
We need to see John Kavanagh more interview, this man is legend, representing 🇮🇪 to the highest level
coach tapper...id rather see javier mendez
@@goofygoof212 bro go outside
@@SithStudy ok mctaptap fanboy 29-0
@@goofygoof212 i dont even like conor lol y’all Muslim Khabib fans got some serious hate in ur heart for the dude like it happened literally 5 years ago
@@goofygoof212 Khabib fans are more obsessed with McGregor than McGregor fans at this point 😂😂
Awesome interview
Love listening to John and Ariel
Always a straight up Class act John representing us ☘️☘️☘️ shoutout from Dublin
For anyone that wants to know conor is mentioned at the last 5 minute of video but good interview
What's the food they are talking about at the start?
Why didn't you ask about Dillon Danis!?
JK the godfather of Irish MMA
3:22 Ariels the king of doing stuff just to keep receipts to bring it up later on to make himself look good never out of a good heart
Which coach do you think hes talking about
Solid words 🤛🤛
ALWAYS LOVED JOHN KAVANAGH HE HAS NOT CHANGED NOT EVEN A TINY BIT EXACTLY TGHE SAME AS HE WAS DAY 1 GREAT GUY GREAT COACH HUMBLE TALENTED VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE
Good man, John. Legend.
Legend for what!?
whats weong with kavanagh finger.?
Always liked this guy
Love how they try to make it seem like walkers whole issue is coaching. You lose because of coaching, you don't get knocked out silly every other fight because of a coach.
23:13 Wait there's a guy actually named Will Flurry? I thought that was just Chael's nickname for Tommy Fury lol.
Will "Fu**ing" Fleury is his name 😄
What are they talking about at 2:02. Asidee or something?
Acaraje
Didnt he not say this last year?
You remember the bizar leg injury right?
the man snapped his leg in half
He will say this next year too
Chael Sonnen said something similar : "Do you have my leg, or do I have your hands?"
How many years is he going on about that Diaz fight.
This interview was mostly about Jonny Walker, but the clickbait tag about bloody Conor tells otherwise
If Conor really wants to fight ...he needs to leave this yes man....
leave the coach that bought him multiple world championships? youre a fool of a thing.
@@xogengar1769 now he is just a yes man....once Conor has got money...this guy is yes man dummy
You might be on to something. Conor seems to be in stagnation skillwise. Maybe incorporate more grappling focused approach 🤔
@@clarkkent2220 i dont think skill is the issue. hes not hungry anymore. He set goals and reached them and now that he has nothing left to achieve he doesnt fight like there is anything on the line.
@@xogengar1769 cut it out. He tried his heart out in all of his 5 losses since leaving 145. He doesnt have the CARDIO or skill set to compete with the elite fighters. He had to run from Nate to get a points win. Dustin is a BJJ blackbelt as is Nate. Khabib is a Sambo master. Conor has just relied on striking which was fine against much smaller opposition. Against guys his height n with similar reach & weight we can see that his ground game is MILES behind the elite. His striking whilst technically great doesnt have much to bother the majority of his opponents. Mix that in with a LOW fight IQ, the fact he can hardly lift his arms after 2 rounds let alone ko someone n its easy to see why hes lost 5 of his last 8 above 145. All via stoppage.
Best interview of the new year
Let me guess.. A new an improved Conor McGregor coming 🤣
Wrong he did not state anything of the sort.
@@donsq4306 yeah lol was way off aha
He'll say it in the build up though 😁 anything for a bag that kavanaugh
Nah kind of implied the opposite/lack of consistency in training/motivation in general
Unstoppable
Great interview
John " You won this round Conor (After being absolutely demolished )" Kavanagh
John seems like a nice guy and got a good momentum going on with Walker at times. But Conor's longevity would have been much better with another coach. Impressive how Conor managed to come so far when he had an average team and terrible sparring partners, Artem comes to mind, where other big gyms have elite champions and grapplers as their sparring partners.
Wich sparring partners did holloway have or blachowiz? You dont need good fighters as partners
@@kamikazeplays6818 Max used to train with champions in jiu jitsu and Muay Thai along with Olympic level athletes. Jan travelled around places and trained with champions along with the best in Europe where he developed his Judo and grappling skills as well as his dynamic striking. Conor's longevity would have been better with someone like Eugene B. and Henri Hooft.
@@alcottdevalte7440 wich bjj champs local ones? There are a tons of local champs in sbg aswell
Look at city kickboxing most their sparring partners are unknown but all high level.
U r so right ..this yes man is not going to improve Conor
3 years ago this video would have 2 million views by now.
Fights? Yes ! Wins? Who tf knows
Everytime you ask a fighter about a knock out…oh yea we practice that all the time. Idk pal lol
No questions about the artem thing? I surprised Helwani. Unless he said beforehand he wouldn’t talk about that
I think it would be wrong to ask what's he got to do with it ? It would be frustrating always getting asked about other people's life's
@@GLOBAL-INTIFADA na man…if you know the sport, kavanaugh was infused with artem and Conor. his take would be interesting
@@socratesvato yeah he is but it's just annoying like let the guy do a interview without having to talk about Connors life. He's a coach with a many fighters yet it's always Connor would be annoying
@@GLOBAL-INTIFADA that's the price u pay for Fame. It's a privlaged position to be in.
@@drestarman fair call
Win or learn 📚 Available everywhere ,great read,not as good as bispings tho ,thats a masterpiece ahah
Take everything kavanagh says with a pinch of salt conor will do whatever he does and carry on partying at there same time. Kavanagh doesn’t seem to challenge him on any of his antics and is nothing more than a yes man these days. Coaches should guide people in the right direction inside of training and out of it.
You're probably right, but I do think he just plays coach whenever Connor is ready to train. No point trying anything else. Train him, coach him, make some money, and then hope the best for Connor's results
What about the great coach's John Jones has had over the year's are they useless because John has his issues outside the ring?
i thought he doesn't wanna talk to ariel anymore
All this talk John is saying about motivating Conor, if Conor can't get himself motivated to win a damn fight then he shouldn't fight regardless of who it is. No one fights for motivation like wtf is that crap if that's the way you think you will end up getting hurt.
How can he motivate conor if he never challenges conor on the wrong things he does
@@spudgreg I wasn't talking about John motivating Conor, I'm talking about Conor being motivated by an opponent. The opponent shouldn't be the key motivating factor. Winning a fight should be or els don't fight at all
what's this Brazilian food they are talking about?
Acai
Notice how he even gassed up Ariel a few times always manipulating people wit his comments instead of being genuine and he does it in such a puppy dog innocent sense of humor sort of way you would never assume it's phony! Those are the best kind of bullshitters and manipulaters. I'm not saying he doesn't know his craft I'm saying he is a manipulating snake
3:45 why? Just why? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
People that say mcgregor trains with average partners should think wich sparring partners holloway or blachowiz have. You dont need good fighters as partners
26:35 & 31:17 Conor McGregor Talk
I thought Kavanagh and Ariel fell out?
It was just Paddy being a Baddy and trying to drive a wedge between them.
It’s gonna be Max Vs Conor
I'm confident conor is going to fight a can this year
Can someone timestamp the Conor part for me so I can check it later? It's been 5 minutes in and no Conor. Thanks in advance. :)
26th minute
@@luisperenna2381 very much appreciated :) time is money! :D
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@@luisperenna2381 your a good person Luis.
I came to hear about johnny walker
No one can take that titanium leg.
This dude should be grateful thousands of people want to hear his boring interviews. If he never coached Conor people would still not know who he is . Coaching Conor gave him a whole new life . Like hitting the lottery. Notice he doesn't even coach Conor anymore once Conor starting making more money than this guys whole gym combined. This coach had to ask Conors permission to make coaching decisions lol that's not a coach, that's an employee yes man, assistant. Sell out for money,ans i do not want to hear I would sell out for money. Because before you say that research who I am. I turned down a very lucrative record contract in 2001 becuase I did not want to sell my soul! Still to this day I live on a daily basis , trest everyday with my daughter and my family like it could be our last day together. These guys have become blinded by money. Also Johnny at one time was in Russia with Artem back before ufc , so between Artem and Conor this guy got all his fighters. He has the personality of being really intelligent so he manipulates someone into becoming friends, and will act like he's putting himself out for people becuase he knows this is the only way he can line his pockets , by getting a cut of another man's beating . Another man has to put his life on the line, and than give this man a cut. He should be grateful not acting like he was dragged to do this interview and he is to good for it. Go hold Johnny walkers jock bro while your wife is gawking him walking in around your house in a towel. This dude willing to do anything for money. Trust me Johnny has enough money to get his own place in Ireland, this guy having Johnny and his family or whatever staying with him is all part of getting Johnny's check devotions. Now how can Johnny leave the gym ? He will feel obligated to this leech of a coach. Some coaches actually let fighters live with them and it's a real thing and a real bond and for all the right reasons . But for some reason my intuition tells me it's not with this guy, this guys eyes and smile and face all say SNAKE FOR MONEY, that fake puppy dog eyes that really just wants some extra food. Ok my rant is done . By the way I do not ever do this sort of rant on KZhead. But I am good at reading people, I was in a group home as a kid I'm 44 now, I learned to read people well in situations I grew up in
Cool story bro
Conor got him some new teeth
He got them himself wym
Didn't he fight that Irish woman on his yacht this year? Or was it in 2022?
McGregor Diaz 3!
Can't help myself but notice Ariels nose is growing with every episode
It actually shrunk by 2 mm since 2019. He did a whole segment on it last year IIRC.
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@@robovac3557 . King Staley in the pic. Greatest voice.
@@adamturner1563 He was great.
Casual? That only implies too somebody making a moronic statement regarding MMA... Making a observation about Ariels enormous beak has nothing too do with MMA... How does "casual" work here?
John was right! Connor fought an innocent woman on a boat then kicked her off in the sea! What a claim John!
WHERE is Israel Adesanyes bobble head bro?
We still do not know how good walker is.
If he stays at this gym his peak is on the fringe of the top 10
The potential is off the scale, neurologically speaking or psychologically speaking too prone to getting knocked out now. Often that can't be fixed. Unfortunately Cody Garbrandt has the same problem
let's see they invoke jorge masvidal and with 5 seconds he closes their mouths 👌🏾
Read his book Ariel! Be a good man toward the Irish man mate
Conor vs Khamzat
Just as predicted. His latest actions are ignored and all everyone are concerned about is a return fight.
Diaz 3
FunFact: Even if he was Royce Gracie he would still have gotten his ass beat if the guy was getting jumped.
Still talking about Lightweight? Disappointing, I thought for sure he was going to try and get that Welterweight Strap
What strap... The only straps he's getting at ww is top 5 jockstraps...
I was the best man at his wedding. He was a..uhh.. witness at my wedding.
Crazy how "Conor MIGHT fight this year" is supposed to be big news, the MMA media still hanging onto this guy's nuts.
All over the gaff...😆😆 good man Ariel
Haha enjoyed that too 😅☘
I hate McTapper, but I really like this Kavanagh guy.... just sayin
Life moves on. Why would Conor come back? No one really cares anymore.
Looks like he gets to keep his house.
Bro this ridiculous, he’s been off too long I’m a fan of the sport he was a killer at 45 but Father Time is unforgiving
n fighting guys his size.
Well he has 11 more months so that's a huge time to setup something.
Well, Conor has been hitting the juice full on, so he should be ready !
New teeth Jonathan
Jorge masvidal will get conor excited
Who is Conor McGregor?
Jones and The return of the Mac in the sam year??? We can only hope the MMA Gods have this lined up for us
clearly a coach that has had to deal with some big frickin egos
Troe da left haand kanerr!!
I heard Conor already fought this year??? With the little girl on his yacht!!! Its the first fight Conor has allegedly won in many years 😂
Conor is 3-4 since 2016, hasn’t won a fight in a few years, any other fighter would been cut from the ufc roster, Conor should be in Bellator
Conor already had a fight on his boat against a lady so he probably won't fight for a while haha
This reeks of Henry Cejudo
Didn't Conner fight last weekend? I Heard he Battered another Woman. At least it wasn't a 70yr old man.
Is Connor Hall of Famer yet?
I don't think Conor is going to win in UFC again. It was a great run but his time has past
Prediction: Conor fights Tony Ferguson in TUF coach finale - and gets the win.
John represents true Ireland a lot better than Conor
Love ya ariel but I will always give a thumbs down to.any vid with this diluted head coach
Unless the story about him assaulting a women, leading her to jump off his Jacht is true. Then he'll be behind bars