Conor McGregor has hinted that his future may lie in the WWE as the company merged with the UFC to form a new entertainment giant.
World Wrestling Entertainment has been sold to Endeavor Group - which also owns UFC - for $9.3 billion in a staggering deal.
And a potential implication of the deal might see UFC star McGregor trying his hand at professional wrestling.
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McGregor, 34, seemed to suggest this when he posted a mocked-up picture of himself on social media holding both a UFC belt and a WWE championship title belt.
He tweeted the image with an emoji of the Republic of Ireland and American flags and the caption: '@wwe, @ufc, @TheMacLife #itsinevitable'.
McGregor would not be the first UFC star to transition into wrestling, with Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey doing so in recent years.
Although it would represent a u-turn of sorts, as the Dubliner has mocked wrestling stars previously.
He said in an interview: "What's the main guy? John Cena. He's 40, walking around in a luminous orange t-shirt and a headband talking about 'nobody can see him'.
"We can see him right there. He's a big fat 40-year-old failed Mr Olympian mother****er. Do you know what I mean? They're dweebs, these guys."
In the immediate future, McGregor is preparing to face veteran Michael Chandler in the octagon later this year.
McGregor has not fought since suffering a broken leg in a loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021.
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