Daniel Cormier: Conor McGregor Is The UFC’s Stone Cold Steve Austin

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is one of the most controversial sports figures in the world today. ‘The Notorious One’ dresses to impress, spends his money heavily, and can always be counted on to show up on fight night when he signs on the dotted line.

Throughout all this, however, the brash Irishman isn’t afraid to throw a few verbal jabs at his opponent in the midst of the lead-up to their bouts. ”Mystic Mac’ is also credited for making some rather accurate predictions when it comes to throwing down in the Octagon, predicting multiple times the exact method, time, and round in which he would down his opponent.

All of these qualities make McGregor into the man you love, or the man you love to hate when it comes to combat sports. One man who doesn’t have a problem with the 145-pound champ’s witty antics is UFC light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier, who recently compared McGregor to WWE Hall Of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin in a recent interview with The Sun:

“He brings more eyes. I think he is the anti-hero,” said Cormier. “He is Stone Cold Steve Austin from 2000. The guy that you’re supposed to kinda root against, but you want to root for. Everything that he does before would have gotten people to boo you. But it’s like they’ve taken to it. It’s something so different that what they’re used to seeing the people love it. I think it’s fine.”

While MMA fans’ stance on the Irish champ is mixed throughout the community, he is still a heavy draw that persuades fans to hit the ‘order’ button on their remotes to tune in and cheer McGregor on or pray for his demise:

“”Like I used to tell people when they used to ask about Tito Ortiz,” added Cormier. “I’m like you’re gonna pay to see the man fight because you want to see him either win, or you want to see him lose. He talks it and he backs it up. And Conor does the same thing. He’s working magic for the UFC.”

McGregor will be competing against Eddie Alvarez in the main event of UFC 205 for the lightweight title live on pay-per-view (PPV), from the Madison Square Garden arena in New York City on November 12, 2016.

Cormier will clash with Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson for the light heavyweight title at UFC 206 live on pay-per-view (PPV), from the Air Canada Centre from Toronto, Ontario, Canada on December 10, 2016.