‘The full package’ – Ilia Topuria predicted to surpass Alex Pereira and replicate Conor McGregor as next UFC star
Ilia Topuria can surpass Alex Pereira to follow in the footsteps of Conor McGregor and become the UFC ’s next star.Topuria was the youngest current UFC champion, until he vacated his featherweight belt last month to move up a division and challenge Islam Makhachev for lightweight gold.“I mean, the way that he's operating and the way that he's talking, the way that he carries himself, it does remind me a bit of the Conor vibe, man.
“It does. So if he can go up and he can take on Islam Makhachev and he can deliver something that maybe Conor delivered in 2016, that's your next superstar for me.” McGregor lifted the UFC into a different stratosphere when he emerged as the promotion’s biggest star after knocking outin his next fight, McGregor then became the first-ever fighter to hold two of the promotion’s titles simultaneously when he knocked outConor McGregor banked $1million for recording unwanted first in UFC careerLoughnane believes Topuria has the 'superstardom' to replicate McGregor“He's very confident.
“He doesn't show any holes. He's got massive amounts of submissions and knockouts, very varied, incredible wrestling. He's the full package. He walks it, he talks it.” Both men then agreed that a clash between Topuria and Makhachev is one of the biggest fights the UFC could make this year.Topuria may have to fight someone like Oliveira before he gets a shot at Makhachev’s strap, but there’s no doubt that will come eventually.
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