Conor McGregor could also be in hassle together with his employer.
Because the UFC 307 principal occasion between Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree acquired underway, the Irish megastar positioned an enormous $1 million guess on both fighter to win by knockout or TKO.
“In the event you don’t take dangers you received’t drink champagne,” McGregor wrote on X.
In fact, ‘Poatan’ went on to win the bout by way of TKO within the fourth spherical to retain the UFC mild heavyweight title.
“I couldn’t decide a winner till the combat began, however I simply knew there was going to be a KO,” McGregor posted after the combat. “1,000,000 on a KO by both fighter at 1/5. Good guess! $200,000 revenue! NICE!!!”
Apparently, McGregor shared the guess on X earlier than virtually instantly taking it down. He later shared it on Instagram earlier than reposting it to the location previously generally known as Twitter.
Is Conor McGregor in violation of the UFC’s athlete conduct coverage?
It was a pleasant 200k pickup for the Irish megastar. Nonetheless, per a memo despatched to athletes in October 2022, UFC fighters are prohibited from playing on any UFC combat, no matter whether or not they’re concerned or not.
The choice was made following a playing scandal involving former fighter and coach James Krause.
McGregor’s sponsorship cope with on-line playing website Duelbits continues to be permitted below the brand new rule, however neither he nor some other athlete below UFC contract is permitted to guess on the result of a UFC combat.
The truth that McGregor rapidly deleted the publish suggests he might have grow to be conscious of his error, nevertheless it’s unlikely that he’ll face any actual penalties from the UFC.
