Regardless of calling for a cost towards unbeaten featherweight kingpin, Ilia Topuria after UFC 308, Conor McGregor has been warned by the gold holder’s head coach {that a} pairing along with his scholar is probably going a horrendous matchup for him.
Topuria, the present undisputed featherweight titleholder, returned to motion over the course of the weekend in Abu Dhabi, UAE, taking dwelling a blistering win over former featherweight champion and present symbolic BMF champion, Max Holloway.
Turning into the primary particular person to each knockdown Holloway and ultimately cease the Hawaiian with strikes courtesy of a brutal third spherical end, Topuria was joined within the Octagon by former foe, Alexander Volkanovski instantly following UFC 308 — welcoming the prospect to take him on a rematch subsequent.
Nevertheless, alluding to his openness to a possible pairing with the unbeaten Georgian-Spaniard, Conor McGregor posted “name me” on his official X account, within the aftermath of Topuria’s win.
Conor McGregor warned towards chasing battle with Ilia Topuria after UFC 308
And amid hyperlinks to an enormous title battle with Topuria, megastar, McGregor has been urged to rethink his supply by Topuria’s coach, who questioned how tough the stylistic pairing can be for the Dubliner.
“If he (Conor McGregor) actually desires to proceed combating, at all times the cash battle is the higher battle,” Jorge Climent instructed Submission Radio. “However I don’t know if he (Ilia Topuria) is nice for him. I believe Conor is somebody who made quite a bit for the game.”
“However I don’t see now like a fighter,” Climent defined. “I see him like a film star or — , I don’t assume he’s actually targeted. And Ilia could be very, very, very skilled.”
And not using a win since 2020, McGregor’s most up-to-date victory got here within the type of a primary spherical 40-second excessive kick and strikes knockout win over former light-weight title challenger, Donald Cerrone.
