Conor McGregor would be risking his health if he fought again, warns coach John Kavanagh

McGregor lost his most recent fight to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 via submissionConor McGregor’s long-time coach John Kavanagh has admitted he would need to be seriously convinced to lead the Notorious into another battle.Kavangah has been in the corner of McGregor since he was 17 and has overseen him capture the featherweight and lightweight world titles as well as become one of the biggest name in the UFC since he debuted for the company in 2013.John Kavanagh has been with Conor McGregor since he was 17McGregor lost his most recent fight to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 via fourth-round submission in October, his second consecutive defeat having been beaten in his cross-over bout with boxing legend Floyd Mayweather.“He would certainly have to convince me to go again. I love him. I love the whole journey we’ve had but I’d need a good ‘why’.“It might be (Nate) Diaz again because he promised that fight. It might be a rematch with Khabib.McGregor takes a massive shot from Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229“But if it was just: ‘Well, they want me to fight that guy’ I think I’d say, ‘I wish you the best.’“Khabib hit him with a punch in that fight that he has never been hit with in his career. And even Superman slows down at some stage.”The pair are close outside of the octagon and Kavanagh has cited the Irishman’s young family and his popular whisky drink Proper 12 as to reasons why he may not need to continue fighting.“Will he fight again? I don’t know,” Kavanagh added. “I know him as a person and know that coming off two losses – even though one was boxing – will be hard for him.McGregor has successfully launched his own brand of whisky“I’ll come back to my reasoning. He has a wife and two kids now and I don’t want him taking more hits than he needs to.“But he’s 30, two kids, and has a big whiskey deal that’s making him more money than fighting ever did.“Would you get up in the morning to be punched in the face? I don’t think so. But he’ll probably call me tomorrow and say: ‘What did you say that for? I’m fighting in March.’ So I don’t know.”Blood splatter
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