MMA fans are convinced they've spotted Conor McGregor on the poster for UFC 300, sparking rumours of his return.
The main event for the stacked card, happening in less than two months, hasn't been announced yet. UFC boss Dana White has said there are still two fights to be added to the card, which already includes a women's world title fight between Weili Zhang and Yan Xiaonan and a 'BMF' title fight which sees Justin Gaethje takes on Max Holloway.
Some former world champions are in action, but fans think a big name like McGregor is missing. One fan spotted a fighter who looks like McGregor on the UFC 300 poster and asked: "No way, is McGregor the person in this image?"
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"Can’t tell if that’s Conor or Dricus Du Plessis," mused another. Others aren't so sure, pointing out that the fighter doesn't have any tattoos on his back or forearms, unlike McGregor.
"Definitely Du Plessis, no tattoos on his forearms," one fan wrote. Another agreed, saying: "That's not McGregor, he's got a tattoo on his back."
McGregor is keen to fight Michael Chandler at UFC 300, but now says he'll be back on June 29 for the big UFC International Fight Week. White has said autumn is more likely for the popular Irishman's return.
Chandler, who didn't fight last year because he was waiting for McGregor, is losing patience. He's ready to take McGregor down and 'end his career', saying: "I finish Conor within the first two rounds and after that, probably end his career.
He added: "I want battlegrounds of epic proportions, I want to stand in the cage with that man, I want to
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