Mayweather vs. McGregor: Full payouts
Taking a look at the full payouts for The Money Fight, Mayweather vs. McGregor, to see how much Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather were set to make
If there’s one thing that is absolutely for certain, Mayweather vs. McGregor was going to bring in the cash. Billed as The Money Fight between Floyd Mayweather and UFC star Conor McGregor. Both men are all about the money, and this fight between two of the biggest stars that combat sports has ever seen was sure to make both men even richer than even before.
However, what was unknown was just how much both men were about to make in the fight. They were obviously about to makes millions and millions — this fight wouldn’t happen for anything less. And with ticket prices and projected pay-per-view buys, no one was sure just what the figure was.
On Saturday, though, we got a bit of an idea of how much, though maybe not an exact figure. As reported by MMA Junkie, the Nevada State Athletic Commission said that Mayweather would make at least $100 million for the fight. McGregor, on the other hand, was set to make a minimum of $30 million.
Again, this isn’t the final figure that they both will make. That will be determined after the fact. However, it’s clear that both men are in for a massive payday.
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Ultimately, it was much more contested than anyone ever expected. However, Mayweather vs. McGregor ended with Floyd Mayweather Jr. advancing to 50-0 with a 10th round TKO of the UFC star. Even still, McGregor most certainly earned the respect of many.