Oleksandr Usyk met Conor McGregor backstage and landed a knockout impression of the UFC star when the Irishman was walking away.
The two fighters were in the hallways of Wembley Stadium in London after Daniel Dubois shook up the combat sports world Saturday with an electrifying fifth-round finish over Anthony Joshua, to retain his IBF world heavyweight boxing championship. Dubois could fight Joshua once again in a second successive money-spinner, or lobby for a rematch with all-time great Usyk, having lost by knockout to the Ukrainian in a 2023 bout.
Usyk called McGregor a “crazy man” before mimicking McGregor’s “billi strut” to perfection.
Oleksandr Usyk Lands Punch-Perfect Impression of Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor seemed to invite boxing’s heavyweight ruler to Marbella
McGregor and Usyk embraced backstage as the UFC star appeared to invite the two-weight boxing champ to Marbella, at a Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship event in mid-October. McGregor is part owner in the no-gloves fight firm. The exchange between the fighters was in the middle of an interview, and as the reporter commented on McGregor to Usyk, the veteran boxer can be heard saying: “Yes, yes, yes … crazy man.”
Usyk then gives an impression of the “billi strut” walk that McGregor is known for — something he’s done on video, in memes, and, of course, in the middle of the Octagon ahead of some of his biggest-ever MMA battles.
Watch it right here: