UFC fans have spotted the same strange detail in Conor McGregor's picture with David Beckham.
The former two-weight UFC champion met with Beckham and two of his sons on holiday in Italy, posting pictures on his Instagram page to his 46.6 million followers.
A boyhood Manchester United fan, McGregor revealed that the sporting titans are yacht neighbours as he paid tribute to the England legend.
He wrote: "David Beckham, what a guy! Great to meet you and the fam finally, a big inspiration for me growing up!
Advert
"The Beckham dynasty, an absolute powerhouse that COMMANDS FULL RESPECT! #YachtNeighbours".
McGregor was holding a cigar in all of the snaps but that wasn't the biggest takeaway from his link-up with the Beckhams.
Fans were left scratching their heads as Beckham and McGregor looked to be the same height. That is despite McGregor, a former lightweight and welterweight, being reported as standing at 5ft 9 tall, while Beckham is said to be around 6ft tall.
Reacting to the picture, one user said: "One of these two is lying about their height."
A second commented: "Tallest 5'7 man OAT."
A third joked: "I think after conor snapped his leg he got taller."
A stunned fourth person wrote: "I know for sure there is about 4 inches in height difference between these two. Or he [McGregor] has invented lifts for flip flops?"
While in Italy, McGregor has been training for a potential UFC comeback by sparring against local fighters in gyms.
He has not fought inside the Octagon since he broke his leg in the first round of a loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021.
A scheduled bout with Michael Chandler at UFC 303 was cancelled due to a toe injury picked up by the Irishman but he has recently returned to the drug testing pool and wants to fight on the planned White House card.
However, McGregor's BKFC business partner David Feldman dropped a bombshell when he said he is targeting his next fight to be outside of UFC against Jeremy Stephens or Mike Perry even though he is still under contract with Dana White's promotion.
"We were supposed to have my partner, my friend Conor McGregor - he was going to be here today but couldn't make it at the last minute," Feldman said at a press conference promoting Stephens vs Perry in New Jersey in October.
"He's actually very focused, it's the best McGregor I've ever seen. He's training hard and he's focused because one of you two guys (Stephens and Perry) is probably his next fight".
Topics: UFC, Conor McGregor, David Beckham
Josh Lawless