Conor McGregor represents a new kind of superstar in the UFC.
Apparently fine-tuned in a laboratory deep below the streets of Dublin, Ireland, the budding featherweight contender fuses athleticism, execution and charisma into one magnetic persona.
His appetite for destruction has never been seen at the 145-pound level, which in turn has transformed the 26-year-old into one of the most popular entities around.
But despite an unflappable presence inside and outside of the Octagon, McGregor may not exemplify the be-all and end-all of rising superstars.
Here are five growing UFC talents capable of being groomed for similar excellence.