Conor McGregor has vowed to "smack" Kamaru Usman for "copying his shots" in his victory over Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261.
Usman defended his welterweight championship with an emphatic second-round knockout to defeat Masvidal for the second time in ten months.
The Nigerian feinted with his left hand before connecting with a straight right to send his American rival crashing down on the Octagon canvas.
Usman's victory extends his UFC record to a formidable 14 wins without loss and #1 welterweight contender Colby Covington is likely to be his next opponent.
But McGregor appears to be keen to take on the 33-year-old, as he has grown annoyed of Usman allegedly mimicking his fighting style, reports The Mirror.
The Irishman posted a clip of him feinting and landing a heavy blow on Dustin Poirier in their January fight and wrote: "Usman even copying my shots now.
"Am I to fight this guy at some stage? I think so.
"Can’t be copying my words and my shots and not get a smack for it. I like 170 [pounds]. It’s mine soon."
To McGregor's annoyance, Usman claimed that fighting him is like "green panty night" in one of his pre-fight interviews.
This was a clear nod to McGregor's famous "red panty night" remark, and it was not lost on the former featherweight and lightweight champion.
"I’m a block at 170 guys," the 32-year-old wrote on Twitter. "Give me till end of year at this 155 weight.
"I’ll get the strap and then I’ll go up [to 170] again. After green fungus panties hahaha 'cos any one of these fools can get it' – Usman."
It remains to be seen whether McGregor will earn a shot at the UFC lightweight championship this year.
He is due to face Poirier for a third time at UFC 264 this summer - a non-title bout - and if he wins he may face the victor of Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler's clash at UFC 262 in May for the vacant belt.
