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 practically three years when he meets former Bellator MMA champion Michael Chandler within the UFC 303 headliner. Emanating from T-Cell Enviornment throughout International Fight Week, the occasion is predicted to be an enormous money-maker for the promotion.
Talking on the UFC St. Louis post-fight press event, CEO Dana White confirmed that the gate for McGregor’s return is already “means over” $20 million, making it their highest gate of all time.
“It’s already means over $20 million,” White confirmed.
Conor McGregor is already chargeable for three of the 4 highest gates in UFC historical past, the largest 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 yr for the Final Preventing Championship.
Possibly they’ll lastly share a few of that wealth with it’s fighters. … However in all probability not.
Conor McGregor has saved 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 saved himself busy.
Other than promoting his common 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 action classic Road House for Amazon Studios.
McGregor additionally made headlines final month when he introduced that he had become a part owner of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship throughout the promotion’s fourth-annual KnuckleMania occasion in California.
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