The original EFN, which was also spearheaded by Kavanagh, took place back in 2013 in The Red Cow Inn and featured a ten-bout lineup of showdowns including the headlining matchup between Anthony Burger and Johnny Dargan. Kavanagh announced that he would be re-entering the promotional game in a June interview with ESPN‘s Ariel Helwani and earlier today, he took to his …
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Despite talk of him riding off into the sunset with a huge wad of cash in his bag, Conor McGregor owes a debt to the Irish people that must be honoured. The year was 2013 and for most of those outside of the hardcores of the European MMA scene, the lanky, mohawk-sporting featherweight who walked out in the Ericsson Globe …
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Coach John Kavanagh has claimed that Conor McGregor was offered a sum in the region of $5 million to fight an unnamed Chinese kickboxer. Another week, another cross-sport spectacle to write about it seems. The utter lunacy that came from Floyd Mayweather’s December matchup against Japanese kickboxing/MMA star Tenshin Nasukawa has seemingly spawned its first attempt at a copycat in …
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During his brief run as a professional mixed martial artist, John Kavanagh compiled a record of 3-3. Watch his most dominant performance below. The man who is known as the ‘godfather of Irish MMA’ truly found his calling when he devoted himself to teaching rather than fighting but during his time spent inside the cage, he was still able to display …
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This is going to be huge for Irish and British MMA fans… SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh has confirmed that Gunnar Nelson has been offered to fight Darren Till in the main event of the upcoming UFC London card. The UFC hits the United Kingdom capital again on March 17 and although we await official bout confirmation, this is one …
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So, who exactly is the UFC lightweight champion right now? Is it Conor McGregor? Tony Ferguson? Are they both the undisputed champion of the division? That can’t be right. The UFC 222 and 223 press conference left everybody scratching their heads. Dana White introduced Tony Ferguson as the undisputed 155-lbs champion and announced that El Cucuy’s meeting with Khabib Nurmagomedov …
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Day by day, slowly but surely, the picture of when we will see Conor McGregor back in the UFC Octagon is becoming clearer. He is the UFC lightweight champion since November 2016 but has not competed in mixed martial arts since that dominant UFC 205 second-round TKO victory over Eddie Alvarez. Now, there is an interim title holder in the …
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The welterweight division is arguably the most stacked with quality in the UFC right now. Tyron Woodley is currently the champion and in his most recent outings he has defended the belt against Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson (twice) and Demian Maia. Although not in the most exciting fashion, Woodley has stomped his authority as king of the division for the moment. …
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Artem Lobov will fight again on October 21st in Gdansk, Poland at the Ergo Arena at UFC Fight Night 118. Lobov will be up against Andre Fili in a featherweight bout, it has been announced. Now that's a fun fight! @RusHammerMMA vs. @TouchyFili on deck for #UFCGdansk! ? https://t.co/4pemQt78I6 pic.twitter.com/5lhO2My2rc — UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) August 18, 2017 Fili fights out …
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Floyd you better watch out, because the Irish are coming… Following on from the irrepressible anthem of Euro 2016 “Taking Over France”, Mick Konstantin is back with his ukulele to spearhead another Irish invasion. This time, a takeover of Las Vegas, on August 26 for Conor McGregor’s cross-code superfight with Floyd ‘Money Mayweather. The traveling hordes of McGregor fans are …
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Incredible footage of John Kavanagh during his fighting days has just emerged… To those outside of Ireland, John Kavanagh is most widely known as Conor McGregor’s coach. However, in his home country, Kavanagh is not only known as the founder and head of SBG, he is often referred to as “The Godfather” of mixed martial arts. Kavanagh was the first …
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A little over four weeks out from his boxing debut against the undefeated Floyd Mayweather, Conor McGregor has been working like a man possessed in order to make his doubters eat their words. Adapting to the stringent rules of boxing will have taken some time for the MMA superstar but all the noises coming from the McGregor camp suggest he is …
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A consultant neurologist from the hospital in which Joao Carvalho died this time last year has claimed that Ireland is the safest country in the world to compete in mixed martial arts. A year on from the tragic death of the Portuguese MMA fighter, who died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head after fighting Charlie Ward of …
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In the build up to any Conor McGregor fight you can guarantee the brazen Irishman will inflict his opponent with a substantial amount of verbal abuse in order to disrupt their mental preparation. Floyd Mayweather is no stranger to McGregor’s oral jibes but now John Kavanagh has taken a page from his prized pupil’s playbook. During a recent tour of …
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Ever since winning the lightweight title at UFC 205, there has been constant speculation over whether or not Conor McGregor would compete inside the Octagon again. A record-breaking night for the UFC was dwarfed by the record-setting accomplishments of the Irish superstar. The Notorious one put on a mesmerising performance to make history by becoming the first fighter to hold …
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Ahead of the highly anticipated clash of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson at UFC 209 on Saturday, John Kavanagh, coach to Conor McGregor, has thrown some serious praise in the direction of the number one lightweight contender. Nurmagomedov has been gunning for McGregor ever since the Irishman decimated Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in November and has made it no …
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Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson will finally go to war at UFC 209 in March and the newly minted interim lightweight title will be up for graps. The fight was officially confirmed overnight by UFC president Dana White though at the time there was no mention of a new belt being up for grabs. That confirmation came later, with the …
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