Coach John Kavanagh clears the air on viral video of Johnny Walker and team having to leave the arena at UFC 279 × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout MMA UFC News It was more humor to me than anything else - Coach John Kavanagh clears the air on viral video of Johnny Walker and team having to leave the arena at UFC 279 By Abhishek Nambiar Modified 15 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share John Kavanagh (extreme right) clears the air on viral video of Johnny Walker and team having to leave the arena at UFC 279 [Images via True Geordie on YouTube and @John_Kavanagh on Twitter] Coach John Kavanagh recently cleared the air on the viral video of Johnny Walker and the SBG (Straight Blast Gym) team being made to leave the T-Mobile arena after his UFC 279 bout. The acclaimed coach posted a series of tweets following his pupil Johnny Walker's victory against Ion Cutelaba. Coach Kavanagh@John_KavanaghSo @ufc just came and kicked us out. No tickets for us and not allowed stay back stage to watch. Pulled out back door, kicked out, no even shoes on 289622159So @ufc just came and kicked us out. No tickets for us and not allowed stay back stage to watch. Pulled out back door, kicked out, no even shoes on https://t.co/av78OBETZM The Irish trainer was on coaching duties for Lucie Pulidova at UFC 278. He claimed that the team was lucky to get tickets to the event, which wasn't the case at UFC 279. John Kavanagh, who's currently enjoying time in Portugal with his family, claimed in an Instagram post that the entire episode was humorous in hindsight: "It really wasn't that big of a deal. That's why I'm laughing in the video. It was more humor to me than anything else.'' Kavanagh detailed the chain of events that transpired: "There's a tent outside T-Mobile. We come out of the tent and go back into the building, grab our gear, and get changed. The parole blue shirt UFC staff who were incredibly professional and polite, they had to stop us at the door and tell us you're not allowed back in. I just didn't really know what was going on. We were like 'just walk us back to the changing room. Just want to get a quick shower, Walker is covered in another man's sweat, get changed and we will be out of here'. They said no." Kavanagh cited the terrible turn of events in the build-up to UFC 279 that forced the UFC to take these measures. Nevertheless, he was satisfied with Walker's performance and elated by the 'Performance of the Night' bonus. Watch the video below: View this post on Instagram Instagram Post John Kavanagh reflects on Johnny Walker s victory at UFC 279 against Ion Cutelaba Conor McGregor's head coach John Kavanagh has been instrumental in Johnny Walker's path to overcoming his slump. The Brazilian light heavyweight returned to winning ways with a quick submission victory against Ion Cutelaba in the first round. UFC@ufcROUND ONE SUBMISSION!!!@JohnnyWalker is BACK! #UFC2794130436ROUND ONE SUBMISSION!!!@JohnnyWalker is BACK! #UFC279 https://t.co/eWGhLRH0NH John Kavanagh and his team at SBG worked relentlessly with the Brazilian on his path to resurgence. Walker had consecutive losses against Thiago Santos and Jamahal Hill coming into UFC 279. The Irish coach reflected on the gratifying experience in a tweet, claiming that there's always room for improvement even in victory or defeat: ''Great win and bonus Saturday night. Following day sun still rises. Does who matter still do, those who don't still don't. Win or lose process is the same. Get back in the gym, improve and get ready for the next. Don't celebrate victories or commiserate loses too hard. Just go.''Coach Kavanagh@John_KavanaghGreat win and bonus Saturday night. Following day sun still rises. Does who matter still do, those who don't still don't. Win or lose process is the same. Get back in the gym, improve and get ready for the next. Don't celebrate victories or commiserate loses too hard. Just go ?65424Great win and bonus Saturday night. Following day sun still rises. Does who matter still do, those who don't still don't. Win or lose process is the same. Get back in the gym, improve and get ready for the next. Don't celebrate victories or commiserate loses too hard. Just go ? Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Avinash Tewari × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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