Can you believe it? We’re just days away from Mayweather vs McGregor and anticipation is building into a fever pitch for this great sporting spectacle. Given the interest that this blockbuster fight has generated, both fighters are expected to make some serious dough this coming weekend. Read on below as we break down Conor McGregor’s net worth ahead of Saturday’s boxing extravaganza.
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It’s great to be Conor McGregor nowadays. Not only is he the most popular UFC fighter on the planet, McGregor has also amassed incredible wealth during his nine-year MMA career. Forbes Magazine has taken notice and put the Irishman in its list of the world’s highest paid athletes this year. According to Forbes, Notorious made a whopping $34 million in 2016 alone – including $27 million from his fight purses and another $7 million from endorsements and sponsorships.
McGregor fought twice over the past year, headlining two of the three best-selling UFC pay-per-view events. His fights with Nate Diaz and Eddie Alvarez in the second half of 2016 netted UFC a combined 2.9 million buys. With his popularity skyrocketing, McGregor also landed lucrative commercial deals with Anhueser-Busch InBev, Budweiser, Beats Electronics and more.
Expect McGregor’s value to increase even further with the Floyd Mayweather fight in the horizon. According to McGregor, he will ‘quadruple’ his career earnings in that multi-million dollar boxing match. Forbes estimates that McGregor will earn a jaw-dropping $75 million this coming Saturday. Not bad for a guy who’s just making his professional boxing debut.
