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Morning Report: 'King' Mo Lawal calls Conor McGregor's comparisons to Muhammad Ali 'a slap in the face'

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is already drawing comparisons to Muhammad Ali, but not everyone's happy about it.

After watching McGregor stop Jose Aldo just 13 seconds into their main event title bout at UFC 194, UFC commentator Kenny Florian certainly wasn't alone lavishing praise on the Irishman.

"When you see someone like a Conor McGregor you realize that he's special," Florian said Monday on his podcast. "He is that Michael Jordan character that comes in a scores 63 points on the Boston Celtics and acts like it's normal and says he was going to do it.