UFC superstar Conor McGregor was very impressed with the performance of Tyson Fury, who last month stopped Deontay Wilder in seven rounds to capture the WBC heavyweight title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

There is a trilogy fight brewing for a potential date in July, which came about after Wilder exercised an immediate rematch clause.

McGregor’s "Proper No. Twelve" Irish whisky was one of the main sponsors of the ESPN/Fox Sports pay-per-view event.

They fought to a controversial twelve round split draw in the first encounter, in December 2018 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Fury more or less controlled the entire rematch, but McGregor praised the performances of both boxers in the meeting.

“Tyson Fury is special, he’s got Irish in his blood,” said McGregor to Bleacher Report. “I sent both fighters a bottle of my Proper whiskey and they both deserved a Proper shot or two after that bout.

“I deeply respect these fighters. What a show [...] Fury vs. Wilder II was my kind of fight.

“A proper fight between two beasts who talk a good game and throw heavy punches, so I was proud to have Proper No. Twelve front and centre during that bout as the title brand."

McGregor is now looking to have a second boxing match, likely within the next twelve months. He made his boxing debut in August of 2017, when he suffered a tenth round TKO defeat at the hands of five division world champion Floyd Mayweather at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena. He claims Mayweather tricked him, by fighting in a very aggressive manner - while McGregor's entire training camp was based on Mayweather fighting with his standard defensive style.