Conor McGregor played the role of coach for ex-UFC rival Eddie Alvarez's bare-knuckle boxing fight against Chad Mendes.
McGregor, 34, made a surprise appearance at BKFC 41 in Broomfield, Colorado on Saturday night as his former UFC opponents Alvarez and Mendes clashed in the co-main event. 'Notorious' won the UFC interim featherweight title by knocking out Mendes in July 2015 and won the undisputed lightweight title the following year by stopping Alvarez, who was the champion at the time.
Alvarez scraped past Mendes by split decision in an action-packed fight which could have gone either way after five hard-fought rounds. McGregor was very animated in his reaction to the fight and could be heard yelling for Alvarez to land an uppercut, with the fighter going on to land the exact shot just moments later. Alvarez then points in the direction of McGregor to seemingly thank him for the shot suggestion.
