“Surprised He’s Not Being Pulled In a Wheelchair” – Conor McGregor’s Unexpected Arrival at Bellator Dublin Leaves UFC Fans Furious

The MMA fandom isn’t pleased with Conor McGregor’s latest sighting at Bellator Dublin! The Irish MMA icon had caused a frenzy amongst the fans with the news of his withdrawal from his UFC 303 bout against Michael Chandler. Initially, all that was known about the setback was that McGregor had suffered from an undisclosed injury, and in his update on social media, he stated, “I picked up an injury before the press conference that required more time to heal than was available to me. The decision to postpone the fight was not made lightly, but one made in consultation with my doctors, the UFC, and my team.”

However, the situation finally received some much-needed clarity as ‘The Notorious’ recently stated on Instagram, “We had a lapse in concentration and engaged in a training session without wearing the full protective gear and I hit the toe off the elbow and broke the toe clean.” He further went on to explain that the injury needs “a few weeks” time to heal and that he’ll be back soon but didn’t clarify the exact timeline for his return.

But at the recent Bellator Dublin event, McGregor made waves as he was spotted arriving at the event to corner fellow Irish MMA fighter and ‘SBG Dublin’ teammate, Sinead Kavanagh. The fans weren’t exactly impressed with his presence at the event as they took to the comments section to blast him for being out and about despite his injury! Here’s a look at what the netizens had to say.

Conor McGregor gets roasted by the fans as he shows up to Bellator Dublin with no obvious signs of injury

Fans cheekily brought up Conor McGregor’s soundbite from his interview with Ariel Helwani after his bout against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 where he’d claimed: “You must understand my foot was a balloon when I walked into that fight.”

Others took shots at McGregor walking to the event and exclaimed their surprise over the Irishman not using a wheelchair because of his injury!

One fan humorously claimed that McGregor may have gotten a call from Dana White for showing up at the Bellator event but pulling out of UFC 303. The Bellator admin has often made it abundantly clear that they consider the UFC a competitor, although White, on the contrary, believes that his promotion is leagues ahead. 

Some even claimed that ‘The Notorious’ needed a reminder from his manager to “limp” when he is in public or on camera. 

While some bluntly stated that being out in public isn’t exactly the prescribed treatment for a broken toe in their opinion

There were also calls for people around McGregor to avoid stepping on his foot

His walk to the arena also didn’t appear to align with his foot injury that required a pull-out from UFC 303 for one fan

Overall, the MMA community seemed skeptical about McGregor’s injury, with many implying that his actions did not match the severity of his reported condition and criticized him for being out attending MMA events.

Do you think Conor McGregor should have fought Michael Chandler despite his injury? Or did he make the right call? Let us know in the comments below!