Conor McGregor's net worth could be a lot lower going from true UFC earnings

Several of McGregor's previously reported UFC paydays were inflated after his true earnings surfaced in documents from the promotion's ongoing class action lawsuit

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Fionn Nolan

10:26, 4 NOV 2023

Conor McGregor pose for a photo from ringside prior to during the Heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou. — Conor McGregor pose for a photo from ringside prior to during the Heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou. (Image: Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Conor McGregor's true UFC earnings for 2015/2016 have come to light in the promotion's current class action lawsuit.

Three former fighters launched the lawsuit back in 2014, against the UFC, and it has been granted class-action status by Federal judge Richard F. Boulware in August. It means that fighters who competed in the UFC from December 2010 to June 2017 can sue the promotion for alleged unfair business practices.

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Bloody Elbow's business expert John Nash has gone through newly filed unsealed documents in the lawsuit, which is likely heading to trial in April 2024 after the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied the promotion’s appeal. A re-filed expert report in the case from Roger D. Blair has put several of McGregor's previously reported UFC paydays into uncertainty.

Forbes claimed that McGregor earned $27million for his UFC 202 rematch against Nate Diaz and UFC 205 world title fight against Eddie Alvarez. The magazine also reported McGregor made $18million for his UFC 189 interim title fight with Chad Mendes, UFC 194 world title fight against Jose Aldo and UFC 196 bout against Nate Diaz. McGregor's payouts from UFC’s own filings show that he didn’t get close to half of those claimed figures.

The lawsuit reveals that McGregor made $3,285,000 for his win against Mendes in July 2015. The Irishman either made $4,476,662 or $4,536,932 for his win against Aldo, as the Brazilian received $2,377,699 for the fight. McGregor earned $5,576,315 for his first fight against Diaz, an event that. generated $61 million.

McGregor earned just slightly more in his rematch against Diaz at $5,615,490 and considerably more for his win against Alvarez at $6,812,374, with that event generating $66million for UFC. Another document in the lawsuit from Professor Robert Topel reported payouts that McGregor was compensated nearly $20 million for his first nine fights in the UFC.

The paydays of several other high-profile UFC fighters were also reported in the lawsuit documents. Anderson Silva made $27.3million for his nine fights between 2011 and 2016, Jon Jones made $15million for his seven fights between 2012 and 2016 and Demetrious Johnson made less than $600,000 for his last two world title fights.

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