MELBOURNE UFC veteran Dan Kelly is confident of reversing a two-fight skid, declaring gruelling camps across the globe have him primed to take care of Brit Tom Breese.

Fresh from a two-week stint in Thailand, where he trained at Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket, Kelly has arrived in Dublin to team up with Conor McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh.

Kavanagh has opened the doors to his Straight Blast Gym in Ireland, allowing Kelly (13-3) and his team to prepare for his UFC Fight Night Liverpool bout on May 28.

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Kelly, a four-time judo Olympian, met Kavanagh during a visit to Melbourne last year.

“He’s a really nice fella,” Kelly said of Kavanagh.

“We stayed connected, and originally this card was meant to be in Dublin, so I turned around and said can I come over for two weeks and he said ‘yeah, for sure’.

“I’ll try and fit into their program, but they will be similar sessions to what I’m doing here (in Australia). I’m all set. I can’t wait.”

It remains unclear how much time Kelly will spend with Kavanagh, who will be busily preparing other fighters for battle.

“He’ll be around, but he’s got another guy on the card whose fighting as well, so he’s a busy guy,” Kelly, of Westmeadows, said.

“It’s more about having a training spot where I can do the work and my coaches can come over.

“So it’s about fitting into a routine, making sure everything is in the right place and getting ready to go.”

media_camera Daniel Kelly will fight Tom Breese at UFC Fight Night Liverpool. Picture: Getty Images

Kelly touched down in Ireland on Saturday, just weeks after completing a camp under George Hickman at Tiger Muay Thai, where emerging UFC star Tai Tuivasa trains.

Convinced to broaden his horizon in regards to training, Kelly admitted the camp in tropical Phuket was extremely beneficial.

“It’s nice on the old joints,” 40-year-old Kelly said.

“It keeps them loose and lubricated, which is good. That’s the first time I’ve done any preparation for MMA overseas.

“It was nice to go away and concentrate on training and not worry about anything else. It was really, really good.

“I need to change it up a little bit. I’m not on the greatest run and you have to try and do some different things sometimes to get everything right.”

During a brief period on home soil, Kelly completed fight-specific training to hone his skills for Breese, a boxer with a 10-1 professional record.

Leaving the confines of Resilience Training Centre in Footscray, Kelly sparred with dual Muay Thai and boxing champion Kyle Webb, a product of world champion Sam Soliman.

Kelly revealed he was eager to work on his striking and found the perfect counterpart in Webb.

“He’s 6’4 and my opponent’s 6’3,” Kelly said.

“Tom Breese has got good boxing and so has Kyle, so it made sense. I’ve met him a few times around the traps and he’s a really nice guy.

“We were in Sam Soliman’s gym and it was just a good opportunity to spar with a guy whose a little bit longer and he’s going to box in a similar way to my opponent.

“It was a great opportunity and I really enjoyed it.”