John Kavanagh won’t reveal much about Conor McGregor ’s future plans, but he does believe a matchup with Khabib Nurmagomedov is an inevitability for this year. Nurmagomedov (25-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) is currently scheduled to fight Tony Ferguson (23-3 MMA, 13-1 UFC) in UFC 223’s pay-per-view main event on April 7 Whether that fight is for Ferguson’s interim belt or an undisputed title (which would be stripped from McGregor) remains to be seen, but regardless, “The Notorious” will be in the thick of that conversation when he opts to compete again. Kavanagh, who is McGregor’s (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) longtime head coach at SBG Ireland in Dublin, has already predicted Nurmagomedov to beat Ferguson by decision at UFC 223, which takes place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. That would move the unbeaten Russia into a showdown with McGregor.
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John Kavanagh: Conor McGregor will KO Khabib Nurmagomedov in inevitable 2018 bout – MMA Junkie