Conor McGregor’s coach has hit out at Meryl Streep after she criticised Mixed Martial Arts in her speech at the Golden Globes on Sunday.
The Oscar winning actress said that MMA is not ‘the arts’ – and that if Hollywood was not as culturally diverse, it is all that would be left to watch.
In a post on Facebook, John Kavanagh said that the arts are not superior to sport and that MMA has probably helped a lot more people than the expensive drama schools she attended.
There has been a mixed reaction to Kavanagh’s post, with many agreeing with him but others supporting Streep.
@John_Kavanagh has more sense on Streep's comments than 90% of people Millionaires pretending to know plight of the ordinary #CoachKavanagh
— Gerard Curran (@GerardCurran) January 10, 2017
Exactly rights and well said @John_Kavanagh https://t.co/zHcHlTBBKt
— Ryz On (@RyzOn) January 11, 2017
@John_Kavanagh was spot on about Meyrl Streep. MMA isn't an art. It's a sport. #GoldenGlobes #MMA
— Matt Mack (@mattmack_7) January 10, 2017
@John_Kavanagh on Meryl Streep 😭😭😭😭😭😭 I'm dying laughing. Truth bombs! pic.twitter.com/MJQ4EM2RI4
— erando (@erando91) January 10, 2017
@John_Kavanagh coach, come on man! Its Meryl Streep for Christ sake. And the stupid and bored twitter universe
— Steve Trutanich (@cobrafied) January 10, 2017
Meanwhile, this Tweeter had more pressing concerns.
I didn't like Meryl Streep's belittling impression of an Irish accent when she corrected where Ruth Negga grew up. Ironic too #GoldenGlobes
— D Gilmore-Kavanagh (@DrDeclanK) January 9, 2017
