Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor did not maintain again when discussing featherweight titleholder Ilia Topuria in a current stay stream.
Topuria received the 145-pound title by knocking out longtime champion Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 in February. He is anticipated to face former champion and newly topped BMF titleholder Max Holloway later this 12 months. McGregor believes Holloway will defeat Topuria to turn out to be a two-time featherweight champion.
“Holloway, too mild, too quick. I feel Holloway picks him aside,” McGregor mentioned within the stay stream. “I feel Holloway picks him aside in the event that they battle. Holloway has performed it. He has that featherweight title. He is had it for a very long time. He is now the BMF. Topuria, for me, is a non-champion for my part. He might need a strap, but it surely’s a meaningless strap for my part as he holds it.”
McGregor additionally took problem with Topuria’s feedback about eager to be the best paid UFC athlete in 2025. He then in contrast the featherweight champion to his former pal Artem Lobov. Lobov and McGregor have been concerned in an ongoing lawsuit surrounding McGregor’s ‘Correct 12’ whiskey model.
“I do not get the excitement with him (Topuria). There is no such thing as a buzz with him. He must preserve preventing. Topuria must preserve preventing. He is speaking,” McGregor mentioned. “I’ll inform you why I mentioned what I mentioned about him. As a result of he’s speaking about, he’s going to be the best paid athlete in 2025. It’s 2024. It’s really now. The 2025 highest paid athlete record begins proper now. The record got here out solely current and which means he’s going to should rake in about $200, $300 million. Don’t be foolish, lad. Do not be foolish.
“It simply jogged my memory of Artem Lobov. Only a silly, little idiot. Speaking billions from a f*cking banger of a automotive. Thinks he is aware of all of it, he’s solely somewhat baldy idiot.”
