Conor McGregor's claim of earning $80 million at UFC 246 turns 'false' after Forbes list

‘ torious’ Cor McGregor is only UFC superstar to have me it to list of Forbes highest-paid athletes for 2020 with annual earnings of $48 million this year. Although Cor McGregor just fought once in entire year, he still mand to amass a huge fortune for himself, leaving behind various table sports athletes in list including likes of Deontay Wilder, Sergio Ramos, David De Gea and Virat Kohli amongst ors. Cor McGregor is on 16th spot of Forbes highest-paid athletes for 2020 list and second most earned combat sports athlete in list after WBC Boxing champion Tyson Fury. However, Cor McGregor’s pre-fight interview of UFC 246 has caught a lot of attention, where Cor McGregor claimed of making at least $80 million from his fight against Donald Cerrone.

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Cor McGregor UFC 246: Cor McGregor money claims of $80 million turns out to be fake after Forbes highest paid athletes list

Before registering a sensational kckout in a welterweight matchup against Donald Cerrone, Cor McGregor publicly claimed that he would be earning a reported amount of $80 million from UFC 246 heliner. MMA journalist Ariel Helwani interviewed Cor McGregor before his latest UFC heliner and discussed a lot of things in which UFC fans got to kw about Cor’s estimated earnings from fight.

However, after revelation of Forbes highest-paid athletes list for 2020, it turns out that Cor McGregor’s estimation was absolutely incorrect. Cor McGregor has mand to earn $32 million from winnings and salary, ding $16 million more from endorsements, as per reports. Yet, Cor McGregor is only UFC superstar to have been featured in list.

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Cor McGregor net worth: Cor McGregor next fight

After a sensational kckout victory against Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 in January this year, Cor McGregor is seemingly on verge of finalising a “super fight” against former middleweight champion Anderson Silva. ‘ Spider’ recently challenged Cor McGregor for a fight at catchweight (176 lbs) and seemed confident about UFC fans wanting to see matchup. Cor McGregor appeared to be equally interested in materialising fight as he went onto accept Anderson Silva’s offer in a recent tweet. However, UFC officials are yet to confirm bout from ir end.

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