Why did Conor McGregor pull out of UFC 303? Well, the reports claim that he’s been injured. But guess what? The former double champion’s camp and even Dana White have kept things confidential. While some enthusiasts believe it could be the Irishman’s broken leg that may have sustained damage again, a new speculation has taken shape, indicating that McGregor may have busted his eye. As expected, the fans participated in this speculative talk, sharing their reactions on social media.

When Conor McGregor broke his leg against Dustin Poirier, the first thing that came to the fans’ mind was that he may never be able to compete at the same level again. Fighters like Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva went through similar painful experiences, and when they returned, their inability to take punishment on that recovered leg was there for all to see.

The same feeling surrounded the Irishman when his comeback fight was canceled. Conor McGregor would open up in a statement following the pullout, claiming that he took the decision after consulting his team, the doctors, and the UFC brass. However, he did not specify what the injury really was. But now, it seems that fans have an idea of what’s going on.

In the wake of the cancelation of one of the most anticipated UFC fights this year, certain evidence indicates that Conor McGregor may have suffered an injury to his eye. A Reddit page recently shared a picture of the former dual-weight champion from his recent Father’s Day post on Instagram, holding his fourth child and wearing dark-shaded sunglasses. But what is the story behind those sunglasses? Well, it seems like ‘The Notorious’s left eye might have gotten roughened up in the lead to his canceled Michael Chandler fight. And for many, they think this is the undisclosed injury that the MMA community wasn’t aware of.

While neither the UFC nor Conor McGregor has come forward to reveal what’s going on behind the scenes, after coming across this post, the fans had different takes on this situation. Let’s have a look at what they think the situation was really like that led to the UFC 303 main event’s complete change.

Does Conor McGregor have a simple bruise on his eye? Fans weigh in

Firstly, without a doubt, some fans backed Conor McGregor for pulling out of the fight if the rumors of an eye injury were true. They believe that he made the right call. “That would be a pretty sh*tty spot to have an injury going into a fight lmao. He would be leaking after the first punch.” On the other hand, some fans wondered if McGregor intentionally got himself wounded. “Purposefully punched.”

Nevertheless, there will always be those sets of fans, who’d question the legitimacy of his eye injury. And with a cheeky response, some fans also claimed that Conor McGregor used the same method Charles Oliveira used to pull out of UFC 294. They said, “A bruise,” and, “The ol’ Charles olivera method. Nice.” Some Reddit users also claim that regardless of what happened to McGregor’s eye, he could have still thrown down some good strikes during a fight. “Even with the cut he would’ve boxed the bleeding head off or kicked the bleeding leg off.”

Some fans believe that Conor McGregor is informative enough for his fans and followers about a range of issues on social media. This has led them to believe that if an eye injury was the issue, he’d have let them know. “I feel like if it was an eye cut he would post it.” Meanwhile, one fan seemed livid with the eye injury fiasco, claiming that many fights got scrapped in such instances. And what do you think he suggested? Well, the fan thinks head gears should be mandatory in training. “If so, that’s like 4 fights within a year stopped by eye cuts in the weeks leading up to fight week. Use head gear you f***s.”

What do you make of this speculation? Are you convinced that an eye injury was the reason for Conor McGregor pulling out of UFC 303? Drop your comments below.