Filed under: Featured , News , UFC At the approximate midway point of Conor McGregor ’s preparation for his Aug. 26 showdown with Floyd Mayweather , the UFC lightweight champion’s head coach is thrilled with how training camp has progressed. John Kavanagh, head coach at SBG Ireland, said McGregor’s evolution has been enjoyable to watch up close. With another six weeks still before McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) makes his professional boxing debut against the undefeated Mayweather (49-0 boxing) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Kavanagh likes his fighter’s chances as much as ever. Related Firas Zahabi: Conor McGregor going 'borderline illegal' is best shot to beat Floyd Mayweather Why? Because, according to Kavanagh’s recent interview with TheMacLife.com , McGregor is doing more sparring than ever, and simulation of being in the ring has done wonders for “The Notorious.” “Without going into too much detail, just to throw a number at you: We’re doing four times the amount of sparring for this camp than we would do for a regular MMA camp,” Kavanagh said
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John Kavanagh: Conor McGregor has come ‘leaps and bounds’ in Floyd Mayweather training – MMA Junkie