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Robert Hynes

Fans worried for Conor McGregor as UFC star sports black eye at wedding

A number of fans expressed their concern for Conor McGregor after the UFC star was pictured with a black eye at a wedding.

The Dubliner attended the wedding of adviser Matthew Gilbert-Hamerling and his wife Ronit in America over the weekend.

McGregor moved his camp for his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier from Dubai to California in recent weeks and appears to have picked up a black eye in training.

One fan commented: "Who gave you that black eye king?"

Another said: "What happened with your eyes???"

One other comment read: "What’s up with the black eye mate?"

Someone else posted: "Man who gave you a black eye?"

Conor McGregor (Instagram/ Conor McGregor)

McGregor shared the pictures as his fiancee Dee Devlin wished him a happy Father's Day.

Posting on Instagram, Dee said: "Sons first hero and a daughters first love, Happy Fathers Day to our King."

McGregor is currently away from his family as he prepares for his trilogy fight with Poirier.

Speaking to Fox Sports ahead of the bout, the former two-weight champion said: "All the marbles are on the line.

Dustin Poirier punches Conor McGregor (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

"I'm here training very, very hard. I'm about to go for my second session of the day. I'm in great condition already.

"I beat him [Poirier] in the original bout [in 2014]. I lost in the rematch. And then we've got the trilogy, I've got a few little adjustments to make.

"I feel very, very confident. I'm very focused and driven.

"And I'll go in there and put on one hell of a performance and get it back on July 10th."

The winner of the UFC 264 main event is expected to face newly crowned lightweight champion Charles Oliveira for the belt later in the year.

The Brazilian told MMA Fighting recently: "I think everybody knows we’ll wait for Conor and Dustin [to fight] and the next challenger will be whoever wins.

"I’ll go back to training eyeing that, waiting for the next opponent. I’ll enjoy the moment, a unique moment in my life, and wait for this fight to happen to see who’s next.

"There’s not much they can do [other than that], there’s nowhere to go. I think that’s the fight to make, so I’ll wait and see what happens. I’m enjoying the moment, but I won’t stop training.

"It’s going to be a great fight. Honestly, to me, it doesn’t matter.

"Whoever wins, I know it’s going to be a great fight. It makes no difference to me. Let’s wait."

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