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When the fight-ending damage to McGregors leg happened, Kavanagh said hes determined the moment. He said McGregor landed a kick to Poiriers elbow in the last minute of the round, and that set the stage for the minute he went back and collapsed to the canvas after missing on a punch.
” He throws a leg kick, and after that he threw a teep,” Kavanagh stated. “Thats plainly where the fracture happened. He threw an aggressive kick, Dustin shelled with the lead hand, and the foot twists around the elbow in a comparable style to (Anderson) Silva and (Chris) Weidman. They wrapped their foot around the shin, (McGregor) covered his shin around the elbow.”
McGregor suffered a broken tibia in the loss to Poirier in what was an anticipated rubber match. UFC president Dana White said the Irishman is set up to undergo surgery on Sunday, and Kavanagh confirmed as much.
” Hes in the medical facility right now,” Kavanagh said. “Ill be heading over there after this to check in. Weve got to take some time to examine what the next move is.
As far as how the fight was unfolding prior to McGregors injury, the SBG Ireland coach said he couldnt have actually been more pleased with his athlete.
Kavanagh believed McGregor was entering his groove and was trending towards a finish, however then didnt get the possibility to get into the second frame. It was frustrating, he said, but Kavanagh provided credit to Poirier for the win.
” It was going wonderful,” Kavanagh stated. “I thought he looked actually, truly excellent in there. … I wasnt concerned at all. I was actually really, really pleased. … At the 4:30 mark and even the 4:45 mark (of Round 1), everything is gravy. I thought energy looked great, method looked excellent. A few modifications in between rounds, and I thought Round 2 we were well on track to getting a surface there, or keep the rhythm going for the remainder of the battle.
” Credit to Dustin. He won. Its an unfulfilling end to the night. … It does not feel correctly completed. (There was no) closure.”
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Conor McGregors head coach, John Kavanagh, thinks an ankle injury he says the fighter sustained in training camp might have added to the leg break that ended the UFC 264 headliner.
According to Kavanagh, previous two-division UFC champion McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) entered into the battle with some pre-existing problems in the exact same leg that was snapped in his first-round TKO loss to Dustin Poirier (28-6 MMA, 20-5 UFC) in Saturdays trilogy bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Kavanagh said McGregor visited a medical professional in California in the weeks prior to UFC 264, and though absolutely nothing major was found, he theorized there could be connection during an Instagram Q&A with Laura Sanko for Wimp 2 Warrior.
” A little bit of that ankle injury had been aggravated during camp,” Kavanagh said. “We got a scan on it. Did that have a little part to play in deteriorating it? I dont understand. We were (with a doctor) a couple weeks ago to get a scan on the ankle. … There mayve been something therein. It would seem uncommon that a young, healthy, fit guy might cover his foot around an elbow and (break it) without there being something (wrong) there before. You can play those thinking video games all day.”
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” A little bit of that ankle injury had been intensified during camp,” Kavanagh stated.” He tosses a leg kick, and then he threw a teep,” Kavanagh stated. They wrapped their foot around the shin, (McGregor) covered his shin around the elbow.”
” Hes in the hospital right now,” Kavanagh said.” It was going wonderful,” Kavanagh said.
