John Kavanagh says UFC 196 should serve as 'a lesson' for future Conor McGregor opponents

Esther Lin, MMA FightingConor McGregor is batting .500 in the unluckiest way. When Rafael dos Anjos dropped out of UFC 196 due to a broken foot, the UFC lightweight champion became the fourth opponent to pull out of a McGregor fight over the Irishman's eight Octagon appearances. And in a Wednesday column penned for Irish outlet The 42, McGregor's head coach at SBG Ireland, John Kavanagh, couldn't help but notice the trend.

"Six of Conor's last 12 opponents have pulled out," Kavanagh wrote. "Even if a certain fighter is not announced as Conor's original opponent, every guy who's in some way in the mix to face him in the future should be staying prepared, because there's a 50-percent chance…