Social media influencer Liver King has issued a stern call-out of Conor McGregor by using the UFC superstar's iconic phrases.
Liver King - real name Brian Johnson - built up notoriety online after posting videos of himself eating raw meat which captured him an audience on a number of social media platforms including Instagram. Johnson has attempted to fuel feuds with other members of the UFC community in the past including podcaster Joe Rogan and middleweight contender Paulo Costa.
After his recent spat with the Brazilian ended, Johnson turned his sights towards arguably the UFC's biggest superstar in McGregor. He posted a video on Instagram, in which he shouted: “The one and only undisputed champion of the world, Liver King here. Taking shots, making shots, breaking bones, and busting balls.
"If you or any other ‘Notorious’ nobody thinks you have what it takes to take the throne, then step up and take your best shot. Surprise, surprise mother*****, the king is here!” He later added an expansion of his challenge in the caption, where he wrote: “I’d like to take this chance to apologise to absolutely f***ing nobody.
“Last time I checked, the name is Liver King because liver is king! You should know this crown is mother****ing bolted to Liver King’s head. It’s going to take one helluva savage to remove it. Nobody, and I mean, nobody, attacks Liver with such ferocity (at breakfast, lunch and dinner). If you’re game to try, by all means, practice what you preach @thenotoriousmma. Until then, you can call me Liver King.”
The latest episode in the feud came this week after McGregor took a dislike to comments comparing him with the social media influencer. He responded to a fan who claimed that he was trying to be like Johnson, tweeting: "Who? I eat the liver with shots not forks. Ball of the foot, heel of the foot, fist, elbow, you name it.
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"Even the butt of the head on the sly I dig them in. Production sees nothing until highlights, and even then only the next day. Mother****er I destroy liver. I’m king, period." It is unclear if McGregor would be willing to step into his new rival's field and compete in a liver-eating contest as his UFC comeback trail continues.
UFC counterpart Costa did in fact decide to try and dethrone Johnson from his self-proclaimed status as 'Liver King' with the pair agreeing to a contest at a Bellator weigh-in last week. Naturally, Johnson had the upper hand and was able to keep his meat down while Costa desperately couldn't keep up with the social media star and was left as the loser.
