Conor McGregor's coach John Kavanagh has revealed that Armagh boss Kieran McGeeney has proven to be an inspiration for him.
Speaking to Joe Callaghan in the Irish Independent, Kavanagh revealed that McGeeney exerted a huge influence over his burgeoning coaching career:
He taught me a lot, so bloody much, about competitive mindset.
"I came from academics, I was going to be a maths teacher before all this. So I had never studied anything with sport, I'd never really achieved anything personally in sport. So I just didn't really know about high level sport and what it takes to win. McGeeney was a huge influence on me in that respect.
"He just booked a private lesson with me. I had no idea who he was. But I worked out with him and I thought to myself pretty quickly, 'this guy's not normal'. He was just different. And he's just had a massive influence on everything I've done since.
McGeeney is a member of the SBG gym where Kavanagh trains McGregor, and is held in high esteem by the UFC star. McGregor has previously described McGeeney as "an animal" and has highlighted the fact McGeeney holds a purple belt at jiu-jitsu.
Elsewhere, Kavanagh proffered his opinion that the fight will be over within the first round. No prizes for guessing who he thinks will win.
