John Kavanagh was ‘slightly terrified’ watching Nate Diaz absorb Conor McGregor’s blows
Conor McGregor landed plenty of big shots on Nate Diaz in the first fight. The second one was a bit different, according to McGregor's coach John Kavanagh.
At UFC 196, Diaz was moving away from a lot of the punches, reducing the impact. On Saturday night, though, Diaz was coming forward, absorbing the full power of McGregor's left hands. And eating every one of them.
"You can't get a heavier shot than that," Kavanagh said Monday on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. "And what does Nate do? Puts hi
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