Mike Tyson has insisted that Conor McGregor's brash and swaggering persona at UFC events is a 'gimmick' and has branded him a 'beautiful person'.
The former world heavyweight champion boxer has spent time with McGregor on multiple occasions and was cageside for some of his famous world title fights. McGregor actually visited Tyson when he was in the UK on a speaking tour recently.
While discussing the entertainment aspect of being a successful fighter Tyson commented on McGregor's 'gimmick', which is something he says everyone in the business should have to boost their profiles as entertainers. During a recent episode of his Boxing podcast 'Hotboxin', Tyson said "you have to have a gimmick".
