http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid4621179066001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAABvaL8JE~,ufBHq_I6FnxR-PQW_F3sm5QdUbP7D6E9&bctid=5541060948001 Filed under: Featured , News , UFC (This article first appeared at usatoday.com .) LAS VEGAS – When you think about Conor McGregor : sports personality, images of Lamborghinis, mink coats and verbal outbursts spring instantly to mind. Yet when you reflect upon Conor McGregor: fighter, there is likely a quiet man dressed in black in the corner of the picture. John Kavanagh, McGregor’s trainer, has been an ever-present influence on his career, right from his earliest steps into the martial arts world up until Saturday’s $100 million payday against Floyd Mayweather . McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) and Kavanagh come across as being inseparable, so much so that the Irishman defied common wisdom by refusing to hire a recognized boxing coach ahead of his showdown with Mayweather (49-0 boxing), which will be a foray from his typical sphere of mixed martial arts and a headlong dive into the sweet science. There may be no fighter/trainer combo in combat sports that is tighter, yet with the greatest challenge of his career approaching, McGregor reflected that their relationship recently suffered a rocky patch, one which made him appreciate its value even more. By his own admission, McGregor began to believe his own hype in the aftermath of his extraordinary and dramatic 13-second knockout of Jose Aldo in the main event of UFC 194 in December 2015
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Despite rocky patch, Conor McGregor, team unfazed ahead of Floyd Mayweather bout – MMA Junkie