Scholarships from McGregor and Mayweather would pay Neymar's salaries for 11 years; see other examples

Floyd (left) and Conor (right) will make a fortune on Saturday (Photos: Publicity and Reproduction)

Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor meet, this Saturday (26) in the ring at T-Mobile Arena for the biggest event in the history of combat sports. During 12 rounds, the North American and the Irishman will compete for sovereignty between boxing and MMA, but they will also leave the duel with full pockets. The fighters will receive the highest salaries in the history of the noble art. “Money” will earn more than US$300 million, approximately R$942 million at current prices, while “Notorious” should bring back to Dublin a value of more than US$100 million, approximately R$313 million.

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To get an idea of ​​the magnitude of the scholarships that the two will earn, if we combine the speculated values, it is equivalent to 11 years of Neymar's salary, the highest paid player in Europe and most expensive in history. Mayweather's salary for the superfight alone would pay for almost nine years of the Brazilian's salary, while McGregor's purse would pay for almost three years of Neymar's time at Paris Saint-Germain. And that’s for a maximum of 36 minutes of work!

Do you have difficulty measuring the amount that will be pocketed by the two athletes? Next, the SUPER FIGHTS separated some examples of what can be done with McGregor and Mayweather's salaries.

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*Laerte Viana collaborated