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During the lead-up to the fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather last month, I had plenty of discussions about how much money it would take for people to step into the ring with either man. McGregor reportedly made $70 million just for surviving 10 rounds against his undefeated opponent, and literally every single person I talked to said they’d be more than willing to take a few punches from either man for a fraction of that purse.
Now, thanks to McGregor’s behavior at a press conference for UFC 202 back in August of 2016, we have another hypothetical: How much money would you need to be paid to get hit in the back by a can of Monster Energy thrown by the Irishman?
According to one man, the answer is $95,000.
The Blast reports that a security guard named William Pegg is suing the former UFC star for that amount after he was struck by a can that McGregor threw during a scrap with Nate Diaz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Video of the incident can be viewed below:
Pegg claims he was hit in the shoulder and that he required $5,000 worth of medical treatment as a result. A savvy observer might notice that still leaves $90,000 unaccounted for, but don’t worry— Pegg has a totally reasonable explanation for how he arrived at that number:
Pegg claims in the lawsuit that Conor McGregor made $15,000,000 from his fight with Diaz, during which he was “significantly” struck by Diaz 166 times. So … $15,000,000 divided by 166 is about $90,000 (the extra $5k comes from the medical expenses).
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McGregor has already faced some discipline for his role in the pre-fight fracas— the Nevada State Athletic Commission initially fined McGregor $150,000 and ordered he perform 50 hours of community service— numbers that were respectively lowered to $25,000 and 25 upon appeal. The court denied a motion to dismiss the suit back in May, so it appears the case will go to court at some point in the near future.