Conor McGregor poses with Wayne Rooney: Manchester United star is a huge fan
CONOR McGREGOR has met with Wayne Rooney as the pair both consider the futures in their respective sports.
UFC star Conor McGregor and footballer Wayne Rooney appear to have met up this week
Having turned down a move to China, Wayne Rooney is said to be a transfer target for Everton who want to offer the 31-year-old a sensational return to Goodison Park.
Meanwhile, Conor McGregor is taking a break from UFC ahead of the birth of his first child later this year.
The Irishman made history by becoming the first simultaneous two-weight UFC champion in November when he beat Eddie Alvarez in New York.
The striker has shown an interest in a number of combat sports having attracted unwanted attention after a video emerged of him apparently being knocked out by friend Phil Bardsley during a boxing bout in his kitchen.
Rooney is also a fan of WWE, one of McGregor’s mooted next moves, and in November 2015 the footballer slapped wrestler Wade Barrett in a ringside “confrontation” between the pair.