Conor McGregor didn’t hold back when sharing his thoughts on Ilia Topuria, likening the UFC featherweight champion to his former friend and teammate Artem Lobov in what some might see as a disparaging comparison. McGregor expressed his disdain for Topuria during a live chat, dismissing him as insignificant and labeling him with derogatory language.
Mocking Topuria’s aspirations of becoming the highest-paid athlete in the world by 2025, McGregor pointed out the flaw in Topuria’s understanding of how such lists are compiled. McGregor, who himself held the title of highest-paid athlete in 2021 according to Forbes Magazine, ridiculed Topuria’s ignorance, emphasizing that the counting for such lists begins a year earlier.
McGregor’s disdain for Topuria extended further, drawing parallels between Topuria’s ambitions and Lobov’s lawsuit against him over the sale of McGregor’s Proper 12 whiskey brand.
McGregor lambasted Lobov on social media, leading to a legal battle between the former friends. McGregor’s comparison of Topuria to Lobov reflects his contempt for both individuals, whom he perceives as foolish and ignorant.
In contrast, Topuria has his sights set on significant achievements in the MMA world, including a potential showdown with McGregor at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Topuria sees McGregor as the biggest name in MMA and envisions their bout as a historic event with massive pay-per-view numbers and a record-breaking crowd.
While McGregor may dismiss Topuria’s ambitions and disparage him publicly, Topuria remains undeterred in his pursuit of greatness in the sport. Whether McGregor will entertain the idea of facing Topuria remains uncertain, but Topuria’s aspirations highlight the allure of a potential matchup between the two fighters, promising a spectacle of epic proportions in mixed martial arts.
