Conor McGregor is still in a stand off with the UFC, but he hasn’t stopped thinking about his future with the organisation.
The Irishman’s coach, John Kavanagh, appeared on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani to discuss the ongoing battle between McGregor and UFC bosses about UFC 200.
On Monday morning, The Notorious announced he was back on the card for the July 9 fight, only for Dana White to rubbish the claims.
Kavanagh admitted that the featherweight champion had hopes of appearing on the UFC 205 card in New York if he can’t be included in UFC 200.
With the city’s obvious Irish connections, McGregor feels he is the natural choice for UFC’s first New York event, but reports have suggested that McGregor would not be given a chance to appear in the Big Apple.
“Yeah, that was hard to hear,” Kavanagh said. “I really think that’s going too far. He was bold, but it wasn’t anything that bad. If we get a slap on the wrist for 200, we definitely can’t be put on the naughty step for New York.
“As an Irish guy in New York, and the first card in Madison Square Garden, I think Conor will show up anyway, he has to be on the New York card.”
Let’s just focus on UFC 200 first.
