It seems Conor McGregor wasn’t essentially the most dependable of coaches on The Final Fighter (TUF) this season.
McGregor coached reverse Michael Chandler on the most recent season of the TUF program, teaching bantamweights and lightweights. When all was stated and carried out, McGregor’s group gained the bantamweight match, whereas Group Chandler took dwelling the victory for the lightweights.
Nevertheless, in keeping with Group Chandler member Kurt Holobaugh, who gained the light-weight portion of the match, McGregor really missed fairly a bit of coaching classes and actions on the present. Holobaugh defined throughout a latest look on BJPenn Radio.
“No, he undoubtedly missed lots,” Holobaugh stated (through MMA Mania). “I don’t assume he confirmed as much as one weigh-in. I do know there have been a number of occasions the place they could have canceled their practices.
“I bear in mind generally the fellows would get all the best way to the Apex, our group in a way loved it after they would go as a result of we liked the hours we had. We had 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and so they had 12 p.m. and 6 p.m., so by the point we’d get again to the home simply earlier than six, that’s once we had time to prepare dinner and bathe, there weren’t many individuals in the home, chill within the scorching tub.
“Unexpectedly they got here again in a number of occasions and we thought they have been coaching and so they stated they canceled it. There have been fairly of few occasions Conor didn’t present and Conor canceled practices. I undoubtedly assume he may have been far more concerned than he was.”
There actually appears to be some validity to Holobaugh’s claims, as Group McGregor member Aaron McKenzie has even admitted that the previous light-weight champion not often appeared for morning coaching classes. He did, nonetheless, preserve that assistant coaches have been at all times there and able to go.
So far as an eventual assembly between McGregor and Chandler contained in the Octagon goes, Holobaugh believes his coach’s work ethic will make all of the distinction. If there’s a chance for both man to give up, Holobaugh is keen to guess the Irishman will take the best way out.
“After spending lots of time with Michael Chandler and seeing how Michael Chandler trains, after which figuring out who Conor is and what Conor is doing and the way Conor is coaching, I’ve to provide the sting to my man, Chandler,” Holobaugh stated. “I feel he’s going to need it a lot greater than Conor goes to need it.”
“Both of them will get the possibility to give up, Chandler’s not going to give up. But when Conor will get the possibility to give up, he’s going to need to get out of there. And that’s when Michael Chandler will end him off.”
