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Conor McGregor will not fight in 2017, says coach Kavanagh

Conor's head coach John Kavanagh certainly thinks that the 'Notorious' will not be in any hurry to make his return to the UFC.

File Photo: Conor McGregor (McGregor twitter)

Bengaluru, September 7: With the Mayweather vs. McGregor out of the way, many MMA fans expect the Irish UFC champ to make a quick return following his boxing bout and to fight again in 2017 with noises of a third fight against Nate Diaz in the air, it made it even more exciting.

Even UFC president Dana White was informed of the same, but wasn't sure hence he scheduled a fight between Tony Ferguson and Kevin Lee for the interim lightweight championship at UFC 216.

White also had this to say on Conor McGregor's potential return to the octagon: "Conor has told me he's going to fight again this year, but I don't know what's going to happen." But when asked why he created an interim title fight, White said: "You can't put these guys on the shelves all this time."

However, Conor's head coach John Kavanagh certainly thinks that the 'Notorious' will not be in any hurry to make his return to the UFC.

Kavanagh shared through the latest column for Irish website 'The 42', "As for what's next, we're currently taking a bit of down time after a fairly exhausting few months."

"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," he wrote.

"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."

That's yet another indication that everyone on Team McGregor want to complete a trilogy versus Diaz, who recently has been disrepectful towards McGregor on social media. So, that keeps us waiting for an official word from the UFC on the lightweight champ's next appearance.

Story first published: Thursday, September 7, 2017, 8:47 [IST]
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