{"id":87320,"date":"2023-11-03T09:58:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T09:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=87320"},"modified":"2023-11-03T09:58:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T09:58:56","slug":"conor-mcgregors-first-ufc-ppv-purses-sensationally-revealed-in-court-as-jake-paul-slams-hilarious-and-sad-earnings-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/sport\/conor-mcgregors-first-ufc-ppv-purses-sensationally-revealed-in-court-as-jake-paul-slams-hilarious-and-sad-earnings-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor's first UFC PPV purses sensationally revealed in court as Jake Paul slams 'hilarious' and 'sad' earnings | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
CONOR McGREGOR'S first five UFC pay-per-view payouts have been sensationally revealed in court.<\/p>\n
The UFC are at the centre of a class action suit – first filed in 2014 – with potentially over a thousand fighters seeking damages of over \u00a31 BILLION.<\/strong><\/p>\n Plaintiffs claim the UFC abused its market power to acquire or block rival promoters and used exclusive contracts in alleged unfair business practices.<\/p>\n The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals this week denied the UFC\u2019s appeal to revoke class action status, setting up a trial next year.<\/p>\n As a result, recently unsealed court documents revealed some of the biggest payouts for fights held between 2010-2017.<\/p>\n And McGregor's first five purses from PPVs he headlined were laid bare.<\/p>\n His first came in 2015 in an interim featherweight title bout against Chad Mendes, following a late pullout from champion Jose Aldo.<\/p>\n McGregor was paid \u00a32.1m having been guaranteed a base purse of \u00a3400,000.<\/p>\n Having knocked out Mendes in round two, it set up a super-fight against Aldo that year which the Irishman famously won in 13 seconds.<\/p>\n He made \u00a33.7m for it after another base purse of \u00a3400,000.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS<\/strong><\/p>\n McGregor would go onto have a pair of fights against Nate Diaz in 2016, losing the first but winning the rematch.<\/p>\n His base purse was \u00a3820,000 for the original and a record \u00a32.4m for the sequel.<\/p>\n But, in total McGregor took home \u00a39.1m for his rivalry with Diaz.<\/p>\n It was revealed UFC 196 – where Diaz submitted McGregor – made a total of \u00a350m.<\/p>\n That means with McGregor's purse of \u00a34.5m, he received just nine per cent of the event's revenue.<\/p>\n McGregor's largest payout before 2017 was the \u00a35.5m he made for beating Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, having been guaranteed \u00a32.2m.<\/p>\n At the time, he became the first UFC champ to hold two belts at the same time.<\/p>\n The New York event raked in a total of \u00a354m, meaning McGregor only received a ten per cent share of the final revenue.<\/p>\n McGregor's total of \u00a320.4m made between 2015-2017 as the UFC's highest-earner was mocked by YouTuber-turned boxer Jake Paul.<\/p>\n Paul, 26, posted but has since deleted: "This is f*****g hilarious and sad at the same time."<\/p>\n The American has publicly campaigned against UFC president Dana White to increase the pay and health care for his fighters.<\/p>\n Paul in 2021 made \u00a330m for three boxing bouts and claimed he earned the same figure in just one night against Tommy Fury in February.<\/p>\n From 2018 onwards, McGregor, 35, has headlined a further four UFC PPVs and in 2017 crossed over to boxing to fight Floyd Mayweather.<\/p>\n He is said to have earned around \u00a380m for the bout but due to his UFC contract, he was obliged to share the earnings with the promotion.<\/p>\n The UFC's class action suit is set for trial next April. They deny any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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