McGregor lookalike hilariously trolls Americans

A Conor McGregor lookalike from Kazakhstan has trolled Americans en masse with a hilarious prank at a famed Los Angeles beach.

Islam Badurgov is actually a professional street workout athlete but with a little styling and some fake tattoos he managed to transform himself into The Notorious.

The Kazakh then decided to go for a stroll down to Muscle Beach in Venice, where he was greeted by hordes of excited fans.

Sure, Badurgov is much bigger than McGregor, but that didn't stop the general public lining up in force to take photos and selfies with who they mistakenly took for UFC royalty.

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Badurgov indulged the masses with some pull-ups and other impressive workout moves, before posing for pictures and lapping up the affection.

Fans could be heard shouting their support for the imposter and encouraging him to knock out Floyd Mayweather when they step inside the boxing ring in August.

The true extent of the ruse was revealed at the end of the video as the behind-the-scenes cameras showed the process by which Badurgov went through his transformation.

The real McGregor will fight Mayweather on August 27 (Australian time) in Las Vegas.