Published 19:15 IST, April 7th 2020
Conor McGregor's coach reveals he made UFC debut with a badly infected tooth
Conor McGregor UFC debut: John Kavanagh recently revealed that Conor McGregor made his UFC debut with a badly infected tooth against Marcus Brimage.
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It’s been seven years since Cor McGregor paved his way into UFC and went on to become one of biggest superstars of promotion. While most UFC fans still recall Cor McGregor kcking out Marcus Brim in his very first UFC fight in 2013, few UFC fans are aware that he competed in bout with a bly infected tooth. Cor McGregor’s he coach John Kavanagh recently disclosed that he was suffering from an infected tooth while fighting Marcus Brim at UFC on Fuel TV 9 ‘Mousasi vs Latifi’.
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During an interaction with MMA journalist Ariel Helwani, John Kavanagh said that Cor McGregor h a wisdom tooth growing just before his UFC debut, which was quite painful. According to John, he suggested Cor McGregor consult a dentist but Irish fighter igred it every time until situation took a b turn on morning of fight. After consulting a dentist, Cor McGregor discovered that he h to undergo an operation in order to resolve his dental structure. Cor McGregor, who was a fearweight at that moment decided to go ahe with fight despite having a bly infected tooth and stunned world by kcking out Marcus Brim within first round on his UFC debut.
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Cor McGregor UFC debut: Watch Cor McGregor UFC debut full fight
Cor McGregor UFC debut lasted just over a minute as Irish fighter tamed his opponent with vicious combinations. In initial moments of fight, Cor began landing jabs on Marcus Brim which me American wobble. Cor McGregor finally ended fight with a dely uppercut followed by some more jabs.
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(Im courtesy: UFC.com)
19:15 IST, April 7th 2020