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Growing up in Dublin, John Kavanagh was once bullied. After suffering a bad beating when he intervened to help a woman being attacked, he determined to discover ways to defend himself. Before long, he was once training fighters in a tiny shed, and promoting the earliest mixed-martial arts events in Ireland. And then, a cocky kid known as Conor McGregor walked into his gym. Here, Kavanagh tells his own remarkable life story—which is at the heart of the story of the explosion of MMA in Ireland and globally. Kavanagh has turn out to be a guru to young women and men seeking to master the arts of combat, and as McGregor’s trainer, his gym has turn out to be a magnet for fighters from in all places the world. Kavanagh’s portrait of McGregor is a revelation. What emerges is a remarkable portrait of ambition, discipline, and persistence in the face of years and years of disappointment. This can be a should read for every MMA fan—and anyone who wants to remember how to follow a dream and realize a vision.
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