Conor McGregor not a real athlete like Jose Aldo, says Vitor Belfort

Won't somebody please think of the children?!?!

UFC middleweight star Vitor Belfort was in Las Vegas to promote his upcoming fight with fellow MMA legend Dan Henderson last week. The Phenom was at the UFC GO BIG event which Conor McGregor stole with his relentless trash talk of pretty much every fighter in attendance. It appears as though the Brazilian was not a fan of The Notorious' antics at the event and uploaded a lengthy Instagram post in which he criticised McGregor for not being a "real athlete".

"This is a legend fight Belfort vs. Henderson 3. We don't need trash talk to sell tickets. I am wondering if one day MMA will be seen more like a sport and less than entertainment? It seems that we are going to the wrong way."

Belfort then hinted that showmen such as McGregor are hindering any chance of MMA becoming an Olympic event.

"A good example is Aldo (real athlete) and Mc Gregor (trash talker). To become an Olympic sport we have to apply the Olympic values not only the Olympic rules. Where is the RESPECT?!?"

He closed off his diatribe by going full Helen Lovejoy, claiming that the acerbic-tongued Dubliner is a bad role model for children.

"I don't want to see our kids thinking that to become a successful MMA athlete you have to talk crap instead of respecting others. Real martial arts is not about this!!! We need a good example starting from the organizations, fighters and extending to the media and fans. It is a free consulting!!! I have a voice!!!!"

https://instagram.com/p/7SxvDNoWmr/ Hat-tip to MMA Fighting