UFC star Stephen Thompson claims Conor McGregor will be 'DEMOLISHED" by Kamaru Usman, after an Irish star calls out the champ

CONOR MCGREGOR, if he was to take on the UFC's dominant welterweight champ, would be "demolished"

McGregor, a former champion in two divisions, revealed last week that they are interested in a showdown against The Nigerian Nightmare.

Stephen Thompson, a two-time welterweight champion, believes that the fight would not go well for The Notorious. He stated on his What's Up Everybody podcast that "He's going get demolished."

"Yeah it's going be a big fight and big payday, but you are going to get destroyed, dude.

Conor, I love you but you have put on so much weight and now you are fighting a 170 guy. To be a true 170, you have to put on some weight.

Kamaru is a great example of this. Take a look at his shoulders and biceps... he has both.

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"He has cardio for days and is (he's), one of the top wrestlers at the welterweight division."

McGregor, 33 years old, is more optimistic than ever about his chances against UFC's welterweight champion. He told The MacLife that he feels confident against Usman.

"A jab-happy and sloppy wrestler who has no submissions. What is he going to do? What's the danger?

"I don’t see any danger with him. He's not strong and he's older.

"And then plus, the world is to again be taken. The triple crown.

"Nobody has ever achieved three knockouts in three weight classes moving up as I have, but nobody's ever won three UFC world title crosses three divisions like me if this fight takes place."

McGregor is currently in the final stages in recovering from the severe broken leg sustained in his fight with Dustin Pourier in July.

Although the Irishman had been eyeing a return to the Octagon in summer, UFC president Dana White recently stated to SunSport that he expected him to be back in action in "early fall".

SunSport heard last week from the veteran promoter: "We're looking into early fall, if all goes well."

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McGregor must be cleared by doctors before McGregor can resume training in full.

White said: "If his leg heals well and he is given the clearance to start training, then he may be able to train in the early fall."