Daniel Cormier believes Conor McGregor’s arrival and rise within the UFC considerably elevated fighter pay throughout the board. Though Cormier has admitted that he was “jealous” of McGregor’s reputation and the truth that the Irishman earned far more cash as a champ than every other titleholder, “DC” has additionally acknowledged that the McGregor impact finally modified the game in numerous optimistic methods.
McGregor, MMA’s largest draw, has notably headlined the 5 highest-selling UFC pay-per-view occasions. The previous UFC double champion’s UFC 229 grudge match in opposition to Khabib Nurmagomedov was the best-selling pay-per-view of all time, drawing 2.4 million buys.
The Dubliner’s 2017 boxing showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. turned the second highest-selling pay-per-view occasion ever, with greater than 4.3 million buys.
McGregor has additionally headlined 8 of the ten highest-selling UFC pay-per-view occasions in historical past.
Most not too long ago, when the previous double champion returned to the octagon after 5 years to face Max Holloway in a rematch at UFC 329, the occasion generated a record-breaking $25 million gate, which is the very best within the firm’s historical past, as confirmed by Dana White.
Though McGregor’s return lasted just 69 seconds and led to a TKO loss as a consequence of a knee harm, he’s nonetheless estimated to have earned $32 million for the comeback battle.
Daniel Cormier praises Conor McGregor
Not too long ago, “DC,” whereas speaking in regards to the McGregor impact and confessing why he was jealous of the Irishman, ended up lauding “The Infamous” for altering the UFC’s monetary panorama ceaselessly, which led each fighter to start out incomes far more than they’d have earned if McGregor had not modified it single-handedly.
Throughout a sit-down with Tyrann Mathieu & Tyrell McCall, Cormier mentioned:
“When Conor McGregor got here, that was when issues modified… I used to be so jealous of Conor McGregor. He was so well-liked, and I used to be like, this dude is making a lot cash. However I didn’t understand that as a result of he got here and he single-handedly moved a line [everyone started to get paid more]. When Conor was champion, he was getting $10-12 million… [because of him, fighters are making a lot more money now].”
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