Max Holloway Slams Conor McGregor 'Copycat' Ilia Topuria

Holloway: 'Copycat' Topuria is Trying to Steal McGregor's Aura

Speaking at the UFC 308 media day, Holloway called out Topuria for being a 'copycat':

"This guy's a copycat," Holloway remarked. "Down to the tattoos, to his aura, to the way he's approaching fights, the guy's a copycat. ... He's just trying to steal stuff. He's already trying to steal [McGregor's] aura, and now he's trying to steal somebody else's thing."

Topuria infamously stole Alexander Volkanovski's belt and labelled himself the featherweight champion before their title fight at UFC 298. He knocked Volkanovski out in the second round, cashing in on the popularity. Now, all the chips are on the table as he faces Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 308, a fight Topuria believes he'll make look easy.

"I really feel that I'm better than him," Topuria told Main Event TV. "I feel like I'm bringing the evolution of the game. His striking is really good but I think that I bring the next level of the striking.

"...I bring the next level of wrestling, the next level of the ground game so I'm going to make a huge difference, trust me I'm going to make him look easier than the people think"

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