It appears Conor McGregor wasn’t the most reliable of coaches on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) this season.
McGregor coached opposite Michael Chandler on the latest season of the TUF program, coaching bantamweights and lightweights. When all was said and done, McGregor’s team won the bantamweight tournament, while Team Chandler took home the victory for the lightweights.
However, according to Team Chandler member Kurt Holobaugh, who won the lightweight portion of the tournament, McGregor actually missed quite a bit of training sessions and activities on the show. Holobaugh explained during a recent appearance on BJPenn Radio.
“No, he definitely missed a lot,” Holobaugh said (via MMA Mania). “I don’t think he showed up to one weigh-in. I know there were several times where they may have canceled their practices.
“I remember sometimes the guys would get all the way to the Apex, our team in a sense enjoyed it when they would go because we loved the hours we had. We had 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and they had 12 p.m. and 6 p.m., so by the time we would get back to the house just before six, that is when we had time to cook and shower, there weren’t many people in the house, chill in the hot tub.
“All of a sudden they…
