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Coach: Conor McGregor To Explore UFC Ownership Stake
Conor McGregor has held many titles, both tangible and abstract, over the course of his young career. But could the 27-year-old soon be adding “UFC co-owner” to his portfolio?
According to his head trainer John Kavanagh, it is a possibility “The Notorious” one intends to explore if and when the UFC is sold.
“I am sure, when he is sitting down with his new overlords, he will have that conversation,” Kavanagh told Ireland’s Sunday Business Post.
The move would be a logical one for McGregor, a fighter able to leverage his popularity to become the only mixed martial artist ever to grace Forbes’ highest-paid athletes list. According to Kurt Badenhausen, the UFC featherweight champion made an estimated $22 million over the past year — a figure largely based off a new contract that gives him a share in pay-per-view revenue for cards that he headlines.
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“There was talk that Conor would get $7 million and Floyd would get the rest of it,” Kavanagh said. “It will be an even share or Conor will not do it. … Floyd needs Conor more than Conor needs Floyd right now.”
“It was him that leaked the rumor, and it said he gets $100 million and I get $7 million,” McGregor said in the May 22 interview. “That’s a pay cut to me. I don’t take pay cuts. … He’s taking $100 million, I’m also taking $100 million.”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/mattcon...only-fighting-floyd-mayweather-for-equal-pay/
Conor McGregor has held many titles, both tangible and abstract, over the course of his young career. But could the 27-year-old soon be adding “UFC co-owner” to his portfolio?
According to his head trainer John Kavanagh, it is a possibility “The Notorious” one intends to explore if and when the UFC is sold.
“I am sure, when he is sitting down with his new overlords, he will have that conversation,” Kavanagh told Ireland’s Sunday Business Post.
The move would be a logical one for McGregor, a fighter able to leverage his popularity to become the only mixed martial artist ever to grace Forbes’ highest-paid athletes list. According to Kurt Badenhausen, the UFC featherweight champion made an estimated $22 million over the past year — a figure largely based off a new contract that gives him a share in pay-per-view revenue for cards that he headlines.
. . .
“There was talk that Conor would get $7 million and Floyd would get the rest of it,” Kavanagh said. “It will be an even share or Conor will not do it. … Floyd needs Conor more than Conor needs Floyd right now.”
“It was him that leaked the rumor, and it said he gets $100 million and I get $7 million,” McGregor said in the May 22 interview. “That’s a pay cut to me. I don’t take pay cuts. … He’s taking $100 million, I’m also taking $100 million.”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/mattcon...only-fighting-floyd-mayweather-for-equal-pay/
