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1. Conor McGregor
Purse money earned: $9,542,000
Estimated net worth: $22,000,000
Surprise surprise, Conor tops the list moth****kers!
Conor’s net worth here is coming from Forbes’ estimation from their latest Forbes 100 feature. It does not include his estimated earnings from UFCs 196, 202, or 205. Some have Conor as having earned as much as $40 million in 2016 alone. Those numbers can’t be confirmed however, and they don’t take into consideration what Conor spends on suits, designer sunglasses, or Ido Portal training sessions.
When Forbes’ list comes out next year, it should confirm that Conor McGregor is now the richest MMA fighter in history. That Conor has earned over 33% more in purse money than the 2nd highest earner of all time is still significant however, even if the real numbers are more drastic.
Conor has redefined the sport. He has combined MMA with viral media, and made a fortune off of it. He has also taken the sport to new levels because of it.
