Coach Kavanagh has opened up about the possibility of Conor McGregor’s next fight taking place in Croke Park, revealing he doesn’t think it’ll happen.
John Kavanagh has worked with Conor since the beginning of his MMA career, and has admitted that the chances of him stepping into a ring in the Dublin stadium are slim to none.
UFC boss Dana White apparently suggested last week that Conor “may well fight” on home turf next time around, saying, “He could fight anywhere, Nevada, Las Vegas, or even outside the US, which includes Croke Park.”
Coach Kavanagh has since cast doubts on those claims, revealing he simply doesn’t see it working due to the time difference.
Speaking to the Irish Mirror, he said, “I doubt [there’ll be a fight in Croke Park] because it would have to be at 5am and I don’t think the authorities would allow it. Could you imagine an Irish crowd at 5am?
“Even the fight we just did was at 1am – we were walking out and there was people yawning in the changing rooms. At 1am your body starts to shut down and we were going out to fight.
“They always do it for Vegas. I don’t quite know why. I guess they’ve done the numbers and it all makes sense. It’s all down to pay-per-views.
“They did one in Sweden for a famous Swedish fighter. It was at 5.30am and there were people in the crowd fast asleep.”
