Conor McGregor sees some similarities between himself and Ilia Topuria and he’s not impressed.
Forward of Topuria’s featherweight title protection towards Max Holloway this Saturday at UFC 308, he and McGregor have been engaged in a social media spat, with Topuria suggesting Holloway must be embarrassed for as soon as dropping to McGregor, and McGregor warning Topuria that his reign could end soon if he’s not cautious.
McGregor, a former UFC champion at 155 and 145 kilos, additionally shared a video from a UFC meme account to his Instagram Tales, wherein his promotional techniques had been in comparison with Topuria’s. See the clip under.
Again in 2015, McGregor was embroiled in a feud with then-featherweight champion Jose Aldo. The build-up to their UFC 196 bout featured a number of tense moments, with McGregor stealing the present at a press convention in Dublin when he snatched Aldo’s belt and held it triumphantly within the air.
McGregor went on to attain a one-punch, 13-second knockout when the 2 fought in December of that yr.
Topuria pulled an analogous stunt forward of his combat with Alexander Volkanovski this previous February. Volkanovski focused a sixth straight featherweight title protection heading into UFC 298, and like McGregor, Topuria took his alternative to prematurely snatch the belt in a press convention for the occasion.
Additionally like McGregor, Topuria was victorious through knockout, placing Volkanovski away within the second spherical.
The video shared by McGregor makes its stance on the 2 clear with a caption that reads, “Spot the distinction” and describes Topuria’s effort as “Stage: Medium.”
Topuria’s first title protection is simply across the nook as he takes on Holloway in Abu Dhabi this Saturday. As for McGregor, he has not fought since July 2021 and nonetheless awaits his subsequent reserving.
