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Soon After Conor McGregor, ‘World’s Strongest Man’ Eddie Hall Does the Unimaginable

Published 11/04/2022, 2:18 PM EDT

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This was the time for trick or treat. In the celebration of Halloween, UFC star and former two weight-category champion Conor McGregor took the guise of Frank Abagnale from a 2002 Hollywood movie. Abagnale was a character played by Leonardo DiCaprio in Catch Me If You Can, for which the latter received high praise from the community of acting. In order to cosplay Abagnale, McGregor had to get rid of his beard this Halloween.

McGregor stood side by side with his beloved wife, Dee Devlin. The two seemed to have a lovely Halloween. Following McGregor’s beard-sacrifice, World’s Strongest Man athlete Eddie Hall, too, bid his beloved beard a goodbye. In the year 2017, Eddie Hall won the World’s Strongest Man competition with everyone overwhelmed by his side.

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In addition, multiple times Hall won England’s Strongest Man in his life. A highly respected figure in the world of sports, Hall even took part in a boxing match with Hafthor in this year, March, 19.

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After McGregor ‘The Notorious’ made this beard sacrifice, Hall took to social media and showed what he also did. Among the other things, fans recognized Hall for his beard and style.

Eddie Hall says goodbye to beard following Conor McGregor’s cosplay in Halloween

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While Conor McGregor belonged to combat sports, Eddie Hall lifted weight. In an exhibition match recently, Eddie Hall squared off against Hafthor Bjornsson. Hall made his debut in boxing against Hafthor. Labeled as ‘The Heaviest Boxing Match in History’,Hall and Bjornsson shook the world. Although Hall appeared with high hopes, Bjornsson won the bout.

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Among other things, the beard was one that described Hall to his fans worldwide. In this month of November, when men grew their beard to spread awareness regarding the health issues they faced, Hall and McGregor said bye to their facial hair.

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What do you think about the two men losing their beard? In addition, what do you think of their new selves? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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Samrat Sardar

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Samrat Sardar is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports and is currently a final year undergraduate student of English literature. A passionate content creator, he has been writing since his high school days, and possesses work experience as a commercial writer for companies such as WordsKraft among others. Samrat believes he fell in love with boxing the day he watched Vasiliy Lomachenko share the ring with Guillermo Rigondeaux.
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