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Coach Kavanagh relieved Conor McGregor no longer making 'not healthy' weight cuts

Coach John Kavanagh is relieved Conor McGregor is no longer subjecting himself to extreme weight cuts to fight at featherweight.

The Crumlin fighter unified the 145lb division in 2015 when he took out the all-time record-holder José Aldo inside 13 seconds at UFC 194 in Las Vegas.

It was a fight that confirmed McGregor as the UFC’s biggest star but he never fought at that weight again and surrendered his titles due to inactivity.

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