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Conor McGregor clearly doesn’t need to fight to stay popular on social media. As the MMA world awaits any news of his return, ‘The Notorious’ is enjoying the fruits of his highly successful Proper No. 12 whiskey business. There’…
Conor McGregor clearly doesn’t need to fight to stay popular on social media. As the MMA world awaits any news of his return, ‘The Notorious’ is enjoying the fruits of his highly successful Proper No. 12 whiskey business. There’s really no reason for him to fight other than a love of the game. Fans may […]
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Conor McGregor claims to have overtaken Real Madrid and Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo as the highest-paid athlete in the world following his 2017 boxing bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The Notorious recently announced a new sponsorship with Burge…
Conor McGregor claims to have overtaken Real Madrid and Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo as the highest-paid athlete in the world following his 2017 boxing bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The Notorious recently announced a new sponsorship with Burger King, which he has suggested will take him past Ronaldo as the best-paid sportsperson in the world, via his official Instagram account:
The Mirror‘s Martin Domin reported in November that McGregor raked in £75 million for his 10th-round defeat to Mayweather last August, with speculation of a potential mixed martial arts meeting between the two.
The Dubliner hasn’t fought in the Octagon since beating Eddie Alvarez to become the UFC lightweight champion in November 2016.
McGregor may be a popular figure as far as his endorsement deals go, but UFC president Dana White told Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times the former two-weight champion will be stripped of his lightweight crown at UFC 223 on April 7.
That’s when interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson will face off against top contender Khabib Nurmagomedov, as White said: “That’s exactly right: As soon as one punch is thrown, it’s on for the full title and it’s only fair. They’ve both worked their way up to No. 1 and No. 2. They deserve a shot.”
McGregor also posted a video of his opening advertisement on behalf of Burger King to his Instagram:
Per Domin’s report, McGregor said he earns £500,000 per month when he’s out of competition, equivalent to £6 million a year. Ronaldo earns around £365,000 per week at Real, per Goal’s Oli Platt, meaning it would take him roughly four-and-a-half months to match that figure.
The Notorious spoke to Yahoo Sport in November and broke down his previous appearance on Forbes‘ highest-paid athletes list and his aspirations to eclipse Ronaldo’s status as No. 1:
While MMA is growing every year as a mainstream sport, Ronaldo is one of the best players in football, the most popular sport in the world.
Endorsements such as his new Burger King partnership will help McGregor close the gap on the Portuguese star, but even McGregor’s earnings from his Mayweather duel may struggle to pull him level with Real’s richest.
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Conor McGregor will reportedly overtake Cristiano Ronaldo in Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid athletes following his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
According to the MailOnline’s Will Griffee, McGregor is set to earn £77 million for …
Conor McGregor will reportedly overtake Cristiano Ronaldo in Forbes‘ list of the world’s highest-paid athletes following his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
According to the MailOnline’s Will Griffee, McGregor is set to earn £77 million for fighting Mayweather despite his 10th-round TKO defeat, and the Irishman can stand to earn more through sponsorship deals or further fights before the year’s end.
Real Madrid star Ronaldo sits atop this year’s rich list with earnings of £71 million.
The Notorious infamously predicted he would overtake Ronaldo on the list when he met the forward last year, saying: “You were number one on the Forbes list, I was like number 35 or something. I’ll get up. Maybe next year I’ll get you.”
According to Griffee, Ronaldo is said to have replied with “I don’t think so,” but it appears McGregor may well have been right thanks to Saturday’s superfight.
His opponent, Mayweather, looks set to eclipse them both at the top, though, as he could reportedly earn as much as £233 million after winning the bout to extend his record to 50-0.
Money retired once again after the fight, while McGregor pledged he is “still gonna raise the MMA cheques” when he returns to UFC, per Fox Sports: UFC:
Forbes‘ Brian Mazique believes McGregor’s career earnings would be even higher had he followed a career in boxing from the start:
That may well be the case, but having become the face of the UFC, the 29-year-old is nevertheless riding the crest of a wave, and his high-profile crossover has evidently been extremely lucrative.
According to Forbes‘ Matt Connolly, McGregor’s three headline UFC events in 2016 brought in an estimated four million pay-per-view buys, along with a combined $33.5 million in ticket sales.
With McGregor’s draw seemingly climbing ever higher, further fights in 2017 and beyond may even see those numbers increase.
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Conor McGregor has said he would “slap the head off” Cristiano Ronaldo should the pair ever meet for a fight in the Octagon.
The Real Madrid star recently dropped in the on the Irish UFC featherweight champion as he prepared for his UFC 202 fight…
Conor McGregor has said he would “slap the head off” Cristiano Ronaldo should the pair ever meet for a fight in the Octagon.
The Real Madrid star recently dropped in the on the Irish UFC featherweight champion as he prepared for his UFC 202 fight against Nate Diaz on Saturday, and the pair were photographed squaring off:
McGregor, 28, praised Ronaldo’s athleticism but said if they were ever to fight for real, it would be no contest, while he also joked that the photographs of the pair flattered the Portuguese forward, per BT Sport (via Goal’s Patrick Gleeson):
He didn’t get in and spar but he’s a nice guy and he’s in some shape. But there’s no competition, I’d slap the head off him.
He’s in tremendous shape. He’s a true athlete and a great guy, a good friend of mine. I’ve been talking to him a long time.
He messaged me a long time ago on Instagram a good while back because I was wearing his underwear for the [Diego] Brandao fight.
He anticipated the lighting [for the photo], he was under the lighting and had the abs going, he had the pose. I went more lats and he went more abs.
Undoubtedly McGregor would have no problem seeing off Ronaldo, 31, despite the 2016 UEFA Euro 2016 winner being famously fast, athletic and well-built.
Indeed, Bleacher Report UK previously speculated that an MMA fight between the two would not last very long:
Conversely, though, McGregor would have little chance against the three-time Ballon d’Or winner in any kind of footballing contest.
Both are athletes at the very top of their respective sports and McGregor will be aiming to avenge his previous defeat to Diaz at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on Saturday and claim a first win in the welterweight division.
At UFC 198 back in March, the Dubliner lost to Diaz at welterweight, the Californian having coming in as a last-minute replacement opponent for McGregor following then-lightweight-champion Rafael dos Anjos’ withdrawal through injury.
It was the Notrious’ first defeat in the UFC but he can reestablish his fearsome reputation by taking Diaz down in the rematch.
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Ahead of his immediate 170-pound rematch against the only man to ever defeat him in the UFC, Nate Diaz, reigning 145-pound UFC Champion Conor McGregor is not only bringing in the best boxers and jiu-jitsu players to help him prepare for the Stockton Ba…
Ahead of his immediate 170-pound rematch against the only man to ever defeat him in the UFC, Nate Diaz, reigning 145-pound UFC Champion Conor McGregor is not only bringing in the best boxers and jiu-jitsu players to help him prepare for the Stockton Bad Boy, he’s also bringing in the world’s best ….soccer players?!
On late Sunday evening, “The Notorious” one posted photos on his official Instagram page that showed him working inside an Octagon with world-famous soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo.
While’s McGregor’s current total of 5.7 million Instagram followers is impressive to say the least, he has quite a ways to go before he catches up with Ronaldo, who currently has 70.1 million followers on his Instagram page.
Below, courtesy of McGregor and Ronaldo’s Instagram pages, are some of the photos of McGregor and Ronaldo working out together over the weekend.
Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 2 headlines the upcoming UFC 202 pay-per-view event, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 20, 2016 from the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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