Conor McGregor, the biggest name in UFC, has been out of the octagon since August 2021. After a brutal injury he suffered against Dustin Poirier, McGregor had to take time off his fighting business. But now, he looks ready to come back and is going to fight Michael Chandler in his return fight.

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Even after being away from the octagon for almost 2 years, ‘The Notorious’ has not been out of the headlines. One of the biggest reasons for this is his wild social media presence. McGregor is an outspoken personality who speaks his mind on Twitter in the most unfiltered way possible. As unpredictable as McGregor is, he even deletes many of his tweets shortly after. Something similar happened recently!

Conor McGregor retweets a viral accident video; then deletes it

McGregor recently took to Twitter to share an accident video. In the video, a man, standing on a railway track, is filming himself from his front camera. It seems like he is trying to catch a selfie with the upcoming train. However, things go seriously wrong when the train hits the man with full force, sending the camera flying away.

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Conor McGregor retweeted this video on his Twitter account, with a caption that said – “stupid c*nt”. It is clear that the Irishman was not happy with how things panned out in the video.

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However, he also deleted the tweet just minutes after posting it. This is not the first time that McGregor has deleted a tweet. Fans have now been accustomed to this unpredictable behavior by the former UFC double champ.

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The video is 5 years old and came into the light of social media in January 2018. The video is from Hyderabad, India. The man involved in this accident is T Siva, a gym trainer. According to the reports, a man standing nearby warned Siva about the train. However, the man did not pay attention and met with a serious accident. Luckily, the man survived, but with some serious head injuries. He was fined $7.87 (500 Indian rupees) for his irresponsible behavior.

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Regardless of the reason behind the tweet and its subsequent deletion, it is clear that just a retweet by the UFC fighter can bring all eyes to him.

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