Conor McGregor will be gifted a life-size sculpture of himself worth over €50k on his 30th birthday.
Artist Edgar Askelovic, who is also known as Aspencrow, has created a statue of the UFC fighter – and of course, the 100kg sculpture will make the perfect birthday present.
The piece shows Conor bursting out of a block of stone, and it was made using silicone, marble powder.
The statue’s eyes were made with UV-resistant Polyurethane, to capture a hyperrealistic portrait of the UFC champ.
Interpretation of Conor McGregor in Sculpture by aspencrow @TheNotoriousMMA pic.twitter.com/4IYfQqVjRm
— King Conor McGregor Fans (@KingMcgregorFC) July 5, 2018
Speaking about the 100kg sculpture, Edgar said, “To create the piece, I looked back to antiquity, when athletes were immortalised in sculptures as gods.
“I combined some details from a Michelangelo statue with modern day graffiti to capture the present day’s warrior sensibilities.”
Three versions of the sculpture will be produced – one will be gifted to Conor, while the other two will go on sale at the JD Malat Gallery in Mayfair.
