Conor McGregor: This artist is giving the UFC fighter a £50k life-sized statue for his birthday

What do you get the man who has it all for his birthday? A life-sized homage to himself, of course.

Artist Edgar Askelovic – also known as Aspencrow – has created a statue of the Conor McGregor worth £50,000 and will give it to the fighter for his 30th birthday.

The 100kg sculpture shows the UFC fighter-turned-boxer bursting out of a block of stone and uses silicone, marble powder and eyes made with UV-resistant Polyurethane to capture a hyperrealistic portrait of McGregor.

The Irish former Ultimate Fighting Champion shot to worldwide fame last year when he took on undefeated retired world title winner Floyd Mayweather in the boxing ring, having never boxed professionally before.

“To create the piece, I looked back to antiquity, when athletes were immortalised in sculptures as gods,” said Askelovic, who recently gifted a similarly uncanny sculpture to Rihanna in celebration of her 30th birthday. “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, with two of them going on sale at JD Malat Gallery in Mayfair, one of which will be on display from July 14 to September 30.

For more information, visit jdmalat.com