Even in the time of the world economy, the crisis was huge by the Covid-19 translation, Conor McGregor still had a huge income. According to Forbes statistics, McGregor has earned $ 180 million in the past 12 months, making him first become the highest -income sports athletes in the world.
Of course, Conor McGregor's income has not come from the upper station – in recent years, the only match that McGregor participated was the rematch against Dustin Poirier at UFC 257. Despite losing by technical knockout in the second half, McGregor still earned $ 22 million thanks to that match.
The largest income that Conor McGregor earned was thanks to the seller of the Irish Whiskey Proper No. 12, bringing “The Notorious” 150 million USD. McGregor also has an additional $ 8 million from investments from Draftkings betting company, Roots of Fight health care brand and his own game Dystopia: Contest of Heroes.
With US $ 158 million in the floors, Conor McGregor, along with Tiger Woods and Roger Federer, are the only athletes with the huge external income in the world.
Conor McGregor is the only fighter on the list of Forbes this year. Other sports athletes also had a huge income of 2021 including Lionel Messi (130 million USD), Cristiano Ronaldo (USD 120 million), LeBron James ($ 96.5 million), Tom Brady (US $ 76 million) and Kevin Durant ($ 75 million).