Conor McGregor Is Estimating An $80 Million Payday For His UFC 246 Return

Conor McGregor returns to the UFC octagon this weekend in Vegas, fight Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone for the first fight of his UFC comeback. There’s a lot on the line for McGregor, who’s had a tumultuous last few years both inside and outside the UFC world. This fight is McGregor’s chance to prove to the world that, even at welterweight, he’s a serious contender in mixed martial arts again, worthy of the hype that helped him become one of the UFC’s top grossing fighters just a few years ago, before a fall from grace.

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Meanwhile, Conor McGregor sat down with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani in an extensive pre-fight interview airing today. The most notable piece of news is Conor’s speaking about his estimated purse for his UFC return.

It’s a staggering sum of money that Conor McGregor is estimating on banking this weekend: About $80 million.

For perspective, he says he made about $50 million for his last UFC fight against Khabib in October 2018.

McGregor pocketed $30 million guaranteed against Mayweather in 2017, with total earnings ballooning up to $100 million for his share of the PPVs.

But that wasn’t a UFC event. If Conor does make what he *thinks* he’s going to make on Saturday night, he’s looking at his biggest UFC pay day of all time.

Here’s a clip from the interview:

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