Ahead of his UFC 246 bout, Conor McGregor has made bold claims about his incoming paycheck. He claims he will earn around $80 million for the bout against Donald Cerrone, which if true, would be completely unheard of in mixed martial arts.
“I’m confident it’s going to be a good, nice paycheck,” McGregor told ESPN. “Probably (the largest) in my mixed martial arts career, yeah... I’m estimating a good $80 million.”
When asked about how much he made on his record setting bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov, McGregor paused, then claimed he took home $50 million.
“They think I’m toast, Ariel, but I’m still the bread,” McGregor said.