Conor McGregor is a famous Irish Mixed Martial Artist who is probably the most popular and financially successful Mixed Martial Artist of all time. He is also famous for crossing over from the MMA octagon into the boxing ring. He even fought against boxing legend Floyd Mayweather. He recently pocketed a lot of money through the sale of his whiskey brand Proper No. Twelve. Let’s take a look at his net worth and some career highlights.

Conor McGregor: How Much is He Worth?

What is Conor Mcgregor’s net worth?

As of 2021, Conor McGregor’s net worth is estimated to be around $200 million. On July 11, 2015, Conor McGregor earned $5 million when he defeated Chad Mendes at UFC 189. On December 11, 2015, Conor earned $12 million by defeating Jose Aldo in 13 seconds. During his bout against Nate Diaz in UFC 196, he made around $15 million. During his next fight against NAte Diaz in UFC 202, Conor McGregor made $25 million. He made about $7 million fighting Eddie Alvarez in November 2016. He made an estimated $50 million fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov in October 2018.

On January 18, 2020, Conor defeated Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in his long-awaited return to the UFC. Conor received a guaranteed $ 5 million for the fight, a record for the UFC up to that point. He has hinted in interviews that if Pay Per View sales go well, his earnings from the Cerrone fight could possibly exceed $ 80 million. Cerrone was guaranteed $ 2 million to appear.

Earlier in 2021, Conor McGregor surprisingly lost to Dustin Poirier. While he did get $5 million for the fight, the loss robbed him of a chance of fighting against Khabib Nurmagomedov in the future and getting a huge payday.

Conor McGregor: Career Highlights

• Conor McGregor was born in the Dublin neighborhood of Crumlin in 1988, McGregor, known as The Notorious, learned the job of a plumber, but his life changed definitively the day he left the pliers to pick up the gloves. He made his UFC debut in Sweden in 2013 against Marcus Brimage, whom he sent to the canvas in the first round.

• Quick of hands and tongue. Conor also gave a show in the press room and introduced himself to the UFC promoters as the new cornucopia: “I can make you rich. I will change your poor life. When you hire me, it will be a celebration. Call home, call your wife. McGregor has made us rich. Put on your red panties. ” 
• With star status, The Notorious snatched the UFC 194 featherweight world championship belt from José Aldo in 2015 , with a spectacular knockout in the first round, after just 13 seconds of fighting. No other fighter has kissed the mat so early in the history of this competition .

• The following year, McGregor defeated Eddie Alvarez in the UFC 205 lightweight world title match, making the Dubliner the first fighter to simultaneously hold two world champion belts in two different categories.

• A thread of his enormous fame, Conor made the leap to professional boxing in 2017 with a bout against legendary boxerFloyd Mayweather legend Jr . The American knocked him out in the tenth round of a fight that, however, has not been taken too seriously by the world of boxing, but which generated enormous economic benefits for those involved. Soon after, McGregor himself called it a “circus.”

• In November of that same year, the Irishman was fined 400 euros for speeding by a Dublin court, after pleading guilty to driving at almost 160 kilometers per hour on a road with a limit of 100 on the outskirts of the capital.

• During the trial, a funny discussion happened between the judge and McGregor. “I have to ask you one thing, how much do you earn? It may seem stupid, but I have to ask you and, please, do not tell me that you earn 110 million in one day, “the magistrate asked him during the trial. “It’s 140 million,” McGregor replied.

• In April 2018, McGregor had to pay a bail of 50 thousand dollars after hearing three charges of assault and one of vandalism imposed for his participation in an altercation in the interior parking lot of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Security cameras caught him out of his mind, throwing objects through the window of a bus carrying UFC fighters, after losing his match against Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229.

• At the end of 2018, McGregor surprised with his business side by presenting his own (and successful) brand of Irish whiskey “Proper No. Twelve” , in reference to the number 12 with which his hometown of Crumlin is identified, one of the poorest parts of Dublin.

• On March 11, the fighter was arrested in Miami Beach, accused of robbery and criminal conduct for trampling and taking the phone of a fan who tried to photograph him.

• McGregor announced his withdrawal from the UFC on March 26th, 2019. The announcement shocked the fans as he had recently announced that talks were underway to help him get back into the UFC octagon.

Conor McGregor: Best Quotes

I am cocky in prediction. I am confident in preparation, but I am always humble in victory or defeat.

I fear no man. If you breathe oxygen, I do not fear you.

I run this whole thing. I run New York. I run this whole ship. Without me none of this happens. I run this whole s—. Everyone in this game does what they’re f—— told except for me and rightly f—— so. If I say you’re on the prelims, you’re on the f—— prelims, If I say main event, it’s the f—— main event.

I own this town, I own Rio de Janeiro, so for him to say that he is the king and I am the joker, if this was a different time, I would invade his favela on horseback, and would kill anyone who wasn’t fit to work. But we’re in a new time, so I’ll whoop his ass instead.

There are two things I really like to do and that’s whoop ass and look good. I’m doing one of them right now and on Saturday night, I’m doing the other.

I feel [the fans] are going to see something they haven’t seen before. I’m going to toy with this man. I will rearrange his facial structure. His wife and kids won’t recognize him again. His friends will know he’s not the same after this contest. […] You’re never, ever going to be the same. Your kids are going to beg ‘daddy, please don’t go again!

Is Conor McGregor planning to retire?

On March 25, 2019, Conor sent a cryptic tweet stating that he was retiring from MMA struggling to focus exclusively on his new business ventures, such as his Proper 12 whiskey brand. If he’s really done fighting, he will retire with around $ 235 million in total career earnings.