Conor McGregor’s long-awaited return to the Octagon continues to be a number of weeks away, however that isn’t stopping the Irishman from breaking extra income information.
On Saturday, June twenty ninth, McGregor will compete for the primary time in almost three years when he meets former Bellator MMA champion Michael Chandler within the UFC 303 headliner. Emanating from T-Cellular Area throughout Worldwide Battle Week, the occasion is anticipated to be an enormous money-maker for the promotion.
Talking on the UFC St. Louis post-fight press occasion, CEO Dana White confirmed that the gate for McGregor’s return is already “method over” $20 million, making it their highest gate of all time.
“It’s already method over $20 million,” White confirmed.
Conor McGregor is already liable for three of the 4 highest gates in UFC historical past, the most important being his November 2016 conflict with then-lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez. That occasion generated $17.7 million.
With UFC 300 bringing in $16.5 million on the gate and a reported million-plus pay-per-view buys, 2024 will undoubtedly be one other banner 12 months for the Final Combating Championship.
Perhaps they’ll lastly share a few of that wealth with it’s fighters. … However in all probability not.
Conor McGregor has stored busy throughout his three-year-long layoff
McGregor’s quote-unquote “best comeback in fight sports activities historical past” comes 35 months faraway from a devastating leg break suffered in his trilogy struggle with Dustin Poirier in July 2021. Although he has been out of motion, ‘Mystic Mac’ has stored himself busy.
Except for promoting his widespread model of Irish whiskey, Correct No. 12, for a whopping $600 million, he additionally made his massive display debut in a remake of the 1989 motion traditional Street Home for Amazon Studios.
McGregor additionally made headlines final month when he introduced that he had develop into a component proprietor of Naked Knuckle Combating Championship in the course of the promotion’s fourth-annual KnuckleMania occasion in California.
