Demetrious Johnson has high praise for Conor McGregor, sees him as a ‘young Mike Tyson’

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The UFC may have found their next superstar with the Irishman Conor McGregor. With his gift of gab accompanied by his fighting prowess and knowledge of the MMA game, McGregor has taken the UFC by storm over the last year.

McGregor has starched three straight opponents, and now gets his stiffest test to date when he faces off against Dustin Poirier this weekend at UFC 178. Although it certainly won’t be a walk in the park, if McGregor gets by Poirier impressively, expect to see him fighting for UFC gold next.

Speaking of gold, the UFC Flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, who defends his title in the main event of UFC 178 against Chris Cariaso, had some very high praise for McGregor recently.

While speaking on the MMA Hour today, Johnson admitted that he admired McGregor and sees a lot of promise in the Irishman.

“I really, truly appreciate Conor McGregor’s style — his fighting style and the way he talks,” Johnson said on The MMA Hour. “The reason why is because he reminds me of a young Mike Tyson, a young Muhammad Ali, the way he talks.

“Like, I look at him and I don’t see him talking trash,” Johnson continued. “I look at him and I see him talking (about) what he sees, where he’s like: ‘dude, I’m way faster, I move way better than you do, you’re slow, I’m going to hit you hard’ — which, I believe all these things that he says are true.”

We will find out just how much McGregor backs up his talking this weekend live on pay-per-view.