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Did McGregor ‘swagger-jack’ this male-model from Canada?

Underground Forum member NewOldTRT09er today created a thread pointing out the uncanny resemblance that Josh Mario John has to Conor McGregor.

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Chris Palmquist
June 11, 2015 · 1 min read
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Conor McGregor is one of the UFC’s most high profile athletes. Known for his style, way with words, and skills in the cage, McGregor has grown into a huge draw for the UFC.

But did he ‘swagger-jack’ his entire style from a Canadian model? Underground Forum member NewOldTRT09er today created a thread pointing out the uncanny resemblance that Josh Mario John has to the Irish featherweight:

Blue please:

Picture says it all. Even the tiger tattoo!!

First it was copying Ali with the “say my name!” schtick – difference is Conor hasn’t even changed his name. Awkward…

Then it was copying predicting the round like Ali. Which he continually gets wrong, 

Now it comes to light he’s been swaggerjacking this poor souls tattoos.

Seems the only thing original about McGreggor is that he has a prosthetic nose….(that thing can’t possibly be real, it’s a snorkel!)

read entire thread…

For those unfamiliar with ‘swagger-jacking’, it is a term popularized by Juelz Santana that refers to stealing somebody else’s ways and swagger, or how one presents him or her self to the world.

Whether on purpose or not, the resemblance is hard to ignore. Same hair cut, same beard, and similar tattoos, including the tiger on their stomachs:

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