UFC owner: McGregor will be the first fighter to earn $100 million

Will McGregor's cash pile continue to grow? Photo: Reproduction

Last Saturday (12), Conor McGregor shocked the MMA world by knocking out the Brazilian José Aldo in just 13 seconds to unify the featherweight division titles. The Irishman received around US$500 (around R$1,96 million, at current prices) for the triumph, excluding the amounts referring to his share of sales of pay-per-view and the performance bonus of the night. However, in the opinion of Lorenzo Fertitta, one of the owners of the UFC, the Irishman will receive even more.

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In an interview with the North American channel “ESPN”, Fertitta said that McGregor should be the UFC’s “first US$100 million millionaire”. According to the director, the tendency is for Conor to remain dominant, receive increasingly higher pay grants and continue to increase his salaries through sponsorships (such as his current agreement with Reebok or Monster), in addition to percentages in PPV sales. .

Furthermore, this Tuesday (15), the North American gossip website TMZ announced that McGregor has a verbal agreement to participate in the next film in the “Triple X” franchise, which will once again star Vin Diesel. Furthermore, actor Mark Wahlberg, also told TMZ, said that he intends to contact the Irishman to participate in one of his upcoming works.

At 27, Conor McGregor has a professional record of 19 wins and two losses. With the triumph over José Aldo At UFC 194, McGregor extended his unbeaten run to 15 consecutive fights and reached five years without knowing what defeat is – in addition to interrupting the Brazilian's ten-year undefeated streak.

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