UFC: Conor McGregor in ‘the best shape he’s ever been’ ahead of Dustin Poirier rematch, says nutritionist and coaches
- Former two-weight UFC champion’s nutritionist explains his ‘phenomenal’ body composition for UFC 257
- Kennedy tells fans to expect ‘much of the same’ for Poirier as they saw against Cerrone in 2020
Conor McGregor is in the shape of his life ahead of his lightweight fight against Dustin Poirier, according to his nutritionist – and his long-serving coaches agree.
“Several people have commented already that this is the best shape he’s ever been in. They’re the people that are closest to him throughout all the camps. Owen Roddy just said it. John Kavanagh just recently said it. I would absolutely agree. I guess going from what I’ve seen and what I know, the man is phenomenal and ready to take on this fight and do well,” Tristin Kennedy, who has overseen McGregor’s nutrition for two years, told ESPN.
“It entails seven-days-a-week work. It entails daily nutrition plans, supplementation guides, cooking, being at all his training sessions, observing, taking data – the more data you take, the better.
“The better you know your athletes, the better results you can give them and the better programme you can give them. And that‘s what you see when you see his body composition and his performance in training.”