Conor Mcgregor May Have Lost A Foot At Ufc 264 But Thanks To His Ppv Bonus He Gained A Fortune

On Saturday night Conor McGregor faced off against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264.

Guaranteed Money

Saturday’s event was the highly-anticipated third McGregor-Poirier fight. Conor won their first bout by knockout back in 2014. Dustin won the rematch just six months ago, also by knockout. So as you can understand, there was a lot of hype for the third installment. It was time to settle the score once and for all. And even though he was coming off a loss, Conor is still in another galaxy when it comes to star power, so he therefore earned a base salary $5 million, That was more than three times Dustin’s $1.5 million guarantee.

A Gruesome Ending

As you may have heard, Saturday’s fight ended in a very disappointing and gruesome way. Towards the end of the first round, one of Conor’s feet basically broke off at the ankle as he took a step back. Conor claimed it was a freak accident caused by his own brute stepping force. Dustin claimed the foot fractured on an earlier kick landed by McGregor, a claim Conor vehemently denied before alleging that Dustin’s wife has been slipping into his DMs. In the end, Conor was carted off in a stretcher with his leg (and pride) in a splint.

Pay Per View

If this is Conor’s last time fighting professionally, he’s going out with a crack and a pocket full of cash. According to early reports, at least 1.8 million people ordered UFC 264’s Pay Per View. As a result, Dustin Poirier earned a bonus of $3.6 million for total earnings of $5.1 million. Thanks to his much larger star power, Conor McGregor’s PPV bonus will likely land in the $18 million range, giving him total earnings of…

$23 million

I’m not even sure why Conor was still fighting on Saturday. He doesn’t even need $23 million. Conor has earned at least $150 million in the last 6 months, the majority of which came in April when he and some partners sold the beverage company Proper 12 for $600 million. If I had a net worth of $200 million, the only cage you’d see me fighting in would be filled with K-Y Jelly across from 2-3 bikini clad women as opponents.