Conor McGregor has drafted a two-time Olympian into his coaching setup for his fight with Donald Cerrone, according to reports.
McGregor has brought in Phil Sutcliffe who was his coach during his youth at the Crumlin Boxing Club, according to Irish-Boxing.com .
Sutcliffe boxed at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics and has previously been praised by McGregor.
McGregor said: “Phil Sutcliffe is a phenomenal boxing coach and my time under Phil in Crumlin Boxing Club, I learned so many fundamentals that I still carry with me today.
"I learned so many shots off Phil and the coaching staff down there and the sparring with Phil Sutcliffe Jnr in my early days was phenomenal, it got me to that next level I feel.”
McGregor often visits his old boxing gym to train where Sutcliffe trains as the pair are to link up in Las Vegas.
Sutcliffe will reportedly join up with McGregor's long-term coach John Kavanagh in the 31-year-old's corner.
McGregor returns to the Octagon next Saturday for the first time since losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov in October 2018.
