Conor McGregor’s coach issues update on UFC White | Sports News

Conor McGregor is ramping up his coaching routine in anticipation of a potential UFC comeback subsequent 12 months. His longtime coach, John Kavanagh, revealed that the previous two-division UFC champion is eager to secure a spot on the White House card.

This comes after President Donald Trump expressed his want to host a UFC occasion on the South Lawn back in July. UFC boss Dana White gave the inexperienced gentle for the occasion, which is slated for Trump’s eightieth birthday on June 14.

A quantity of fighters, together with McGregor, have thrown their hats within the ring for this historic occasion. However, McGregor hasn’t fought since his loss to Dustin Poirier in 2021.

He was scheduled to face Michael Chandler final 12 months however needed to withdraw resulting from an harm. Recently, the 37-year-old has been hinting at one other UFC return, and Kavanagh has supplied contemporary insights into his star pupil’s ambitions.

“We’re 100 percent in,” Kavanagh introduced on The Ariel Helwani Show. “He’s asked me to basically lay out a program between now and June of how we’ll ramp up our training.”

“He’s showing up again, he’s back in the gym most mornings, early, and yeah, he’s having fun with it… he wants to fight everybody. But certainly he wants to get on [the UFC White House] card, so how it works from a management point of view, that’s between them.

“I do not actually get entangled in that, however from a coaching level of view, he is already tasked me with placing collectively a staff of appropriate coaching companions. We’ll do some of it within the fitness center, some of it in his home. So he is totally locked in that we will be making the stroll in – what’s it, six, seven months?”

Last month, the Dublin fighter revealed that his UFC comeback was confirmed. However, White sharply rejected the Irishman’s statements, insisting that the White House card would start taking form in February.

Concerning a potential opponent, McGregor is determined to resolve things with Chandler. The pair acted as opposing coaches on ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ series back in 2023, but have yet to clash in the octagon. Chandler himself is convinced that a fight will happen, and Kavanagh is completely behind the matchup.

“So look, we simply bought to get back there again,” he concluded. “I feel Chandler’s not being quiet about desirous to be that man – the match-up is smart. I feel it will be a enjoyable one… I’d like it. I feel they type of have a bit of a spark between them.

“They’ve done some stuff together before. I think it’ll be a fun fight week, press conference, all of that. Style-wise, that kind of shorter, stocky wrestler. He’s faced a few of those in his day. And yeah, I’m in the mindset that that’s what we’re doing.

“So we’re already starting our coaching for that [kind of opponent].”