'Some shiner': Detail in Conor McGregor photo sends fans wild

Conor McGregor has caused a stir after posting a photo from a wedding, which fans noticed a 'worrying' detail.

McGregor took to social media to wish fans a 'Happy Father's Day', while also taking a dig at his detractors.

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"Happy Father’s Day to all the real men out there that hold it down for their blood line," he wrote.

"You other little b*****s make me sick. Happy Father’s Day to the Ma."

Despite his provocative message, it was the black eye in his three most recent posts that garnered plenty of attention.

Fans couldn't help but comment on the glaring shiner staring back at them.

"Is anybody gonna talk about his black eye?" one fan wrote.

"Some shiner," another fan pointed out.

"Left eye ?? 👀 Intense training..." one fan observed.

It appears McGregor has ramped up his training weeks out from bout, which many in the MMA community have labelled a legacy fight for the former two-division champ.

McGregor and Poirier trilogy approaches

McGregor is less than three weeks away from his bout with Poirier.

The Irishman won the first bout in the featherweight division during his rise to superstardom.

In the rematch, Poirier picked apart the Irishman with a barrage of leg kicks in the second before he knocked McGregor out to level the series 1-1.

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