Conor McGregor v Jose Aldo takes place this weekend, in case you hadn’t heard.
The Notorious is aiming to catapult Irish MMA even further onto the world’s stage by unifying the UFC featherweight title and cement SBG as one of the best gyms in Europe, if not the world.
How meeting Conor McGregor in McDonalds began a disabled man's path to MMA training https://t.co/gP6od78yT2 pic.twitter.com/XgevXtvrHi
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) November 13, 2015
Straight Blast Gym, run by John Kavanagh, has recently made headlines after a series of blog posts by Craig Rankin, a young Dubliner with Spina Bifida.
Craig started training with Kavanagh at SBG almost a year ago, having been told he could no longer train at his previous gym due to insurance reasons.
His blog series – entitled Being Disabled in Mixed Martial Arts – went viral in November, with outlets clamouring for a quote from Craig.
We got the chance to sit down with Craig at SBG on one rainy December morning and got his thoughts on his MMA journey thus far.
