Fans freak out over Conor McGregor's black eye in Instagram post

Fans have raised serious questions about Conor McGregor's suspected black eye. Photo / Getty

Conor McGregor's recent Instagram post caused a major fan melt-down.

McGregor posted a photo with his son from inside a private jet, however, fans weren't concerned by the flashy interior or gold watch on the UFC superstar's wrist.

Instead, they asked serious questions over the suspected bruise under his left eye.

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"We are having lunch on the jet on our way to Ibiza, and he is still after the watch too," McGregor captioned the post.

"My young son is like his father. A ruthless animal."

Many fans have already responded on Twitter, believing McGregor could be sparring ahead of his return to the Octagon.

That shiner. McGregor is defiantely back sparring.

— Dan McConnell (@DanMcConnell94) January 25, 2018

Heck of a shiner ya got there.... Trouble winning sparring matches even these days? 😂🤣😂🤣

— Al (@Almo715) January 25, 2018

Who gave you the black eye in sparring?

— Joe MacDonald (@JoeAtTradition) January 25, 2018

Rumours quickly swirled that McGregor had stepped up a notch in training, ahead of a potential comeback.

The 29-year-old was stripped of his UFC lightweight belt after Dana White revealed Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov are set to go head to head at UFC 223.

But with up-and-coming MMA star Nurmagomedov taking the division by storm, McGregor could soon have to face the Russian himself.

McGregor's coach, John Kavanagh, has also talked up the potential meeting with Nurmagomedov.

"They're on a path to meeting each other. So I'm of course watching everything that he does," he said.

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