Conor McGregor warned against moving up to welterweight as he 'cannot handle that wrestling'

Conor McGregor has received a firm warning about moving up to the UFC‘s welterweight division.

The Notorious has not fought since suffering a horrific broken leg in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier last July.

But it is highly likely that the 34-year-old will return to the octagon at some point in the near future despite recently teasing his retirement as he has previously targeted a shot at welterweight king Kamaru Usman.

Fellow MMA fighter Stephen Thompson has said McGregor would naturally struggle to adapt to competing at the heavier weight due to the sheer amount of ‘high-level wrestlers’.

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And Burns also believes the Irishman would be taking a big risk by going up against heavier rivals who are more comfortable at that weight class.

Speaking to MMA Fighting, he said: “He’s not a welterweight but if he wants to fight at welterweight, I’d love to beat the s*** out of Conor.

“I think he’s not going to take that punch. I’m not even talking about grappling cause that’s not fair. [I’d] just take him down and maul him but a fight with Conor, it’s a win-win for me.

“I’m going to beat him up and I’m going to get a ton of crazy money.

“I’m not even calling for that fight cause it’s not fair. I think he’s a 55-pounder, [if] he’s at 170, he can’t take those punches. He cannot handle that wrestling.”

Burns, who came up short against Khamzat Chimaev in their grudge match earlier this year, continued: “If you’re talking about the top five in the world, everybody hits hard except Colby [Covington] but everybody can wrestle.

“Colby can wrestle. Colby and Conor is not fun cause Colby would just outwrestle him. Kamaru [Usman], he can hit