Conor McGregor appeared to announce his retirement for the fourth time in as six years on Thursday night - but fans were left unconvinced.
The former two-weight UFC champion has not fought since he broke his leg in the first round of his trilogy clash with Dustin Poirier last summer. The Irishman has resumed training but was not expected to return to the cage until the new year.
But he took to social media to tweet: "MMA, I’ll never forget you! Easy work", a message which left some fans convinced he was hanging up his gloves. "Happy retirement," said one while another user added: "Goodbye Conor". But on the whole, few people believed the Dubliner, with one saying: "Yes, this means he's coming back soon. Fake retirement McGregor season coming" while another said: "The boy who cried retirement".
