5 reasons why Conor McGregor is a perfect fit for WWE

Conor McGregor is undoubtedly one of the biggest sports stars on the planet, and has been one of the key men to bring the sport of MMA to the limelight, thanks to his arrogance, confidence, and most importantly, his incredible fighting.

The Irishman, who has held the UFC lightweight and featherweight championship belts, also faced a one-off, big-money boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr., which he lost.

McGregor took a hiatus from MMA and UFC for two years, before returning to fight the undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov recently, but eventually lost the fight, following which a melee ensued between McGregor and Nurmagomedov's entourage.

McGregor seems to have achieved everything in UFC and MMA, and has also tried his luck in boxing, but what about the Irishman moving to the world of professional wrestling and WWE?

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Well, McGregor has previously said that he's not interested in the WWE, calling them "messed up pussies", but you can never say never in the world of pro wrestling.

Here are 5 reasons why Conor McGregor is a perfect fit for WWE now:

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#1 Incredible promos

Conor McGregor has taken trash talking to an altogether new level, with the things he says stoking a fire in opponents and possibly infuriating them - which works perfectly for the Irish star, as his intention is to get in their head and put them off their game.

It seems like a lot of his trash talking is done on-the-fly, and doesn't seem rehearsed at all. McGregor channels all his energy in it before a fight, to bring excitement - and money in the pockets of UFC and him.

McGregor, if he moves to the WWE, could bring that no-nonsense, trash talking persona to the WWE and win over fans, if he is a heel or a face! If his unscripted promos are so great, the scripted ones could be the best since the days of the Attitude Era!

#2 Legitimate badass

Although he may not be as big and scary as Brock Lesnar or Bobby Lashley, McGregor's UFC record has shown that he's a definite, legitimate badass, that can take down and beat most people, which would hold great value when he's booked against others in the WWE.

While he's a small guy, his lethal punches and his Irish spirit wins people over and portrays him as a mean and deadly person in the ring.

#3 Great potential match-ups

McGregor's talent is such that he could be put in a feud with another Superstar just for the verbal exchanges that they can have, or the hard-hitting style inside the ring.

We could see him going up against Kevin Owens, who is one of the best talkers in the WWE and perhaps the best heel currently on the roster.

Or maybe against his fellow Irishman, Finn Balor, who is the exact opposite of McGregor when it comes to personality - soft spoken and well mannered.

McGregor could also tag with former UFC star Ronda Rousey in a tag match, against a Superstar mixed tag team opponent. A match of this magnitude could very well headline WrestleMania as well (WrestleMania 35, maybe?)!

#4 Brand value

WWE is all about entertainment, and as a company, WWE have been making great profits as well as diversified into multiple things. The WWE brand has a bigger scope for 'Brand McGregor' to grow, and WWE could also grow with the UFC and MMA fans that McGregor would bring to the company.

McGregor's charisma is unmatched in the world of entertainment or sport, currently, and his face on billboards of WWE events will make both parties huge names in the field of entertainment, pro wrestling and combat sports.

#5 The Money

McGregor is worth around $100 million, but the Dubliner is not shy to tell us that he desires money and wants to make more of it. The Irishman made approximately $85 million in his fight with Mayweather - a jaw-dropping number for a person who's fighting his first boxing bout.

While the McMahons and WWE cannot offer him a full-time due to his huge salary, a one-off appearance at an event, say WrestleMania, would set tongues wagging, and bring a lot of money for the WWE and McGregor.

He was reportedly offered a big sum to make an appearance at a WWE event, but the McGregor camp felt that those weren't big enough numbers.