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Conor McGregor famously took on arguably the greatest boxer of all-time, Floyd Mayweather, in the squared circle in 2017. He was defeated via TKO in the latter rounds, but put up a performance worth being proud of. Recently, surging UFC bantamweight contender Raul Rosas Jr. was captured facing undefeated professional boxer Emiliano Vargas in the gym in an MMA vs. Boxing matchup.
Rosas Jr. secured victory without throwing a single punch, as the 20-year-old submitted his opponent inside one minute. Now, longtime coach of McGregor, John Kavanagh, has shared his thoughts on the footage featuring 'El Nino Problema'.
Kavanagh's reaction saw him poke fun at people who believed that it would be easy trying to stop someone from taking them down, as he wrote on X:
""I'd just hit someone who tried to take me down." Nah, you probably wouldn't."
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Check out Conor McGregor's coach react to Raul Rosas Jr.'s video below:
McGregor has worked with John Kavanagh for essentially his entire professional career, in which the pair soarded to the highest of heights in the combat sports world.
'The Notorious' has not competed since 2021, when he broke his leg against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. However, Kavanagh is still an active coach that has several fighters competing in the UFC, including Johnny Walker.
When Conor McGregor's striking coach grappled a bodybuilder
Conor McGregor worked with a small but consistent team during his rise to the top of the MMA world. His head coach, the founder of SBG Ireland, John Kavanagh, was joined by several coaches including Owen Roddy, who was placed in charge of McGregor's striking.
But as a former MMA fighter himself, Roddy is more than versed in the other aspects of mixed martial arts, including Brazilian jiu-jitsu and wrestling. Roddy put his well-rounded skillset on display several years ago during what appeared to be a seminar.
He grappled against a bodybuilder who far outweighed McGregor's striking coach, but Roddy effortlessly submitted his helpless opponent. Footage of the event was uploaded to X by @IliesMkt, who wrote:
"The day Owen Roddy, Conor McGregor's coach, brilliantly submitted a bodybuilder much heavier than him. His technique is MAGNIFICENT." [via translation]
Check out the video below:
