According to his coach, UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor most likely will not fight again in 2017.
McGregor’s coach, John Kavanagh, wrote in his blog, on the website The42, that he does not think McGregor will fight again this year.
“It’s probably a little late in the day to realistically expect another fight before the end of the year because even after this hiatus is over, a lot goes into the planning and execution of a training camp at our level. I find it hard to envisage another fight in 2017.
“Then again, knowing Conor, I could get a text message tonight telling me otherwise. He’s difficult to predict, which is one of the many reasons why he’s so fascinating.”
Kavanagh went on to say that he wants McGregor to fight Nate Diaz in a trilogy fight in his next outing, even though the UFC is crowning an interim champion when Tony Ferguson fights Kevin Lee in October.
“I’ve said for a long time that the Nate Diaz trilogy fight at lightweight is what I’d personally like to see next. That still needs to be put to bed.
“Even though Conor is the champion, I know there’s an interim lightweight title fight coming up between Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee. To be completely honest, I didn’t actually know who Kevin was until very recently.
“Tony is a solid fighter but he doesn’t have the kind of appeal that would get your blood racing, particularly in the context of coming from the excitement of the Nate Diaz rematch, the historical significance of beating Eddie Alvarez at Madison Square Garden, and the novelty of facing the greatest boxer of his generation.”
