Conor McGregor earned £1.5 million per second in UFC 246 fight

Irish mixed martial artist and boxer Cor McGregor earned a whopping £1.5 million ($1.9 million) after he demolished his rival within 40 seconds into bout at UFC 246. McGregor gave a bloodied se to his opponent Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone in first 20 seconds with an opening punch and a sublime kick to jaw.

31-year-old former Ultimate Fighting Championship fearweight and lightweight champion reportedly scooped £60m ($78mn) for bout which is equivalent to £1.5 million per second since fight ended in a flash. Though fight purse was £2.3 million, major chunk of earnings come from pay-per-view.

“I feel really good, and I came out of here unscad. I’m in shape. We’ve got work to do to get back to where I was,” said McGregor.

After bout, Cerrone mitted that McGregor's speed caught him by surprise saying he has never seen anything like that. 36-year-old said that he was caught way off guard with opening punch followed by kick.

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Winning return

In 2018, Irish former two-division champion lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov in a one-sided affair and returned to Octagon for first time after that match. It was a much-awaited dual but it ended without any resistance from Cerrone. Speaking to reporters, McGregor talked about his past failures and humiliating defeat against lightweight champion.

“I wasn’t committed. I just felt like I disrespected people that believed in me and supported me. That’s what led me to re-centre myself and get back to where I was at,” said MMA fighter.

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After UFC 246, Cor McGregor has plenty of options before him. He has his eyes over Jorge Masvidal’s BMF title. According to McGregor, UFC 249 will t come to fruition and he is rey to slide in if any of fighters pull out. However, things will only get a valid direction if Cor McGregor mans to surpass Donald Cerrone at UFC 246.

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(With AP inputs)