JOHN FURY believes UFC superstar Conor McGregor copied his son Tyson’s persona during his rise to the top of the mixed martial arts world.
The Notorious quickly became a fan favourite among MMA followers across the world in 2014 with his witty trash talk and numerous knockouts inside the octagon.
McGregor reached superstar status in 2015 after KO’ing Jose Aldo in 13 seconds and continued to draw the eyes of the combat sports world with his brashness and fan-thrilling antics.
But John believes they’re nothing new, telling Joe: “Conor McGregor, he watched Tyson’s person and his life and I think he copied Tyson to a degree.
“Because he liked Tyson’s outspokenness and he took it to another level.”
Although John reckons the Irishman stole a page out of his son’s playbook, the veteran coach is a big fan of the UFC’s poster boy.
The 57-year-old added: “He was there at the right time, Conor, but again, very clever, very articulate, clever guy.
“And he’s good at what he does. And he’s great to look at, isn’t he?
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“He’s a great watch, love him.
“Great stuff, especially throwing chairs at buses. He’s took the MMA outside.
“The only guy that I know that’s fought a bus. Only in Ireland.”
WBC heavyweight champ Fury has repeatedly teased a move into the MMA world and claimed in December 2019 that Mystic Mac would help prepare him for a fight in the cage.
McGregor, however, denied that claim, saying: “Tyson keeps saying we have spoken and that I have said that I would train him but I have never spoken to Tyson in my life.
Conor McGregor, he watched Tyson’s person and his life and I think he copied Tyson to a degree
John Fury on Conor McGregor
“I don’t know why he is saying that but it is not a bad little story so I let it roll. I heard he is coming to my fight at the weekend and he is a good man and a phenomenal boxer.
“I would not say he is only saying he will cross over, he would probably do it in time.
“We might be able to set something up but I would not be holding up the pads for him to hit.
“If he wanted to be trained or educated by me I would need to see him spar a heavyweight, deal with leg kicks and fight in bottom position.
“Then I would assess it and tell him what sort of work he needs to do.
“I found it funny he was saying that we had talked, he is a mad man, I have never spoken to him in my life.”
Gypsy King Fury is currently preparing for his October 9 trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder, which will take place in Las Vegas.
McGregor, meanwhile, is currently recovering from the broken leg he suffered in his UFC 264 rubber match with Dustin Poirier in July.
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
