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Is Conor McGregor worth $100 million to UFC?

As one of the biggest drawcards in UFC, Conor McGregor claims it's time to be paid accordingly, with a staggering $100 million contract claim.

As the interim featherweight champion, McGregor, alongside Ronda Rousey is the face of the sport, bringing in crowds and smashing pay-per-view numbers, but a deal this big is unprecedented in UFC.

McGregor looks set to rake in the cash. Source: Getty
McGregor looks set to rake in the cash. Source: Getty

The ever-confident McGregor appeared on the MMA Hour this week and did not hold back when estimating his value to the sport.

“I'm waiting on my next multi, nine-figure contract, which is en route. I just let everyone up there know, I let the bosses know and everybody there know what I bring and my worth. Even fights that have linked to my name are main event status. There is no other fighter in the game that has that,” he said.

“When fighters lose to a fighter, they are not a draw. But, when they lose to me they are draws. They can go to different regions and headline and make seven-figure revenues on the gate. That's what I'm doing, they're offspring numbers and nobody else would know about or really pay attention to.

"I pay attention to it and my name brings the numbers. If you have an association with my name, whatever the result, you will be main event slots after that because that's what my name brings. I should be compensated for these cards, as well.

“I'm still here the highest-paid. Let's compare contracts. Because the contract that I'm talking now is nine figures, nine figures I'm talking. Nobody in the game has talked nine figures. That's $100 million plus. That's my contract, so, that's where I'm at and I've done it the way I've done it,” he continued.



“When you're bringing in $60 million revenue on a fight where the main event guy has pulled out two weeks before, you think anyone else can do that? This next one, we are estimating a gate of $10 million for the gate alone. This is going to bring in $90 to $100 million this card here. So you're damn right I'll get it.

“I came at them with fact, numbers and I didn't go round about. I looked them dead in the eye with straight facts. When someone comes at you with clear facts, there's only one thing you can do and that's respect it. You got to respect good business, if you don't respect good business, then that's on you. I am very confident we will come to a deal and it will be in the nine-figure mark, and rightfully so.”