Conor McGregor 'negotiating with the United States of America' for $100 million White House fight purse
Conor McGregor raised a whole lot of eyebrows when he suggested his price for a White House fight was $100 million. That’s not a number anyone, not even the biggest star in the sport’s history, is likely to get out of the UFC. But in a new short interview, “The Notorious” explained that he’s not really dealing with the UFC this time around … he’s dealing with the U.S. government.
“I’m not negotiating on behalf of myself for this fight like usual,” McGregor said at last night’s BKFC Manchester event. “I’m negotiating with the United States of America on behalf of Ireland for this fight. So it’s a peculiar one. But Trump and the administration have been fully supportive and backing, and I cannot wait to put on a show.”
While specifics are cloudy regarding how big McGregor’s recent purses actually are, the Mac himself has claimed he made $100 million fighting Floyd Mayweather and predicted an $80 million purse for his fight against Donald Cerrone. So $100 million seems in step for a Conor fight of this magnitude, when you take into account whatever inflation the Irish sports star applies to his paychecks in public.
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$100 million is also right around the rumored number that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez made to fight Terence Crawford just weeks ago in a Saudi-funded fight promoted by UFC CEO Dana White. No one in boxing even blinks any more at those numbers, given Saudi Arabia’s deep pockets. We have to wonder now if McGregor is hoping to become the first fighter to receive a similar pay bump thanks to U.S. government money.
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/conor-mcgregor-negotiating-united-states-170844843.html
Has he been doing ketamine with Musk? This reminds me of Elon's request for a trillion-dollar compensation package.
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