Kerry teen helping Conor McGregor train in Dubai ahead of UFC return

'The fight is going to be on at 4am back at home, so we're waking up at 4am every morning,' Dara O'Sullivan from Tralee said

Tralee kickboxer Dara O'Sullivan is in the UAE training with Conor McGregor ahead of the Dublin's weekend UFC bout with Dustin Poirier. Picture: Facebook / The Kerryman

A Kerry teenager has been in the UAE helping Conor McGregor's preparations for his UFC return this weekend.

Dara O'Sullivan, a kickboxer from Tralee, has been in Dubai where he has been training with McGregor, who faces Dustin Poirier in the early hours of Sunday morning Irish time.