UFC 257 Fight Salaries: Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier region for massive paydays
Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier are both region to form massive paydays for his or her rematch the next day night at UFC 257 on Fight Island.
McGregor and Poirier first collided in a featherweight bout at UFC 178 in September of 2014, with ‘Notorious’ emerging victorious by the usage of first round TKO.
Since then, Conor McGregor went on to change into a two-division UFC champion, this whereas Dustin Poirier went on to form the promotions intervening time lightweight title. Both men would indirectly renounce their respective 155-pound gold to reigning and undefeated lightweight kingpin Khabib Nurmagomedov.
While it’s no shock to listen to that Conor McGregor is decided to form a dapper quantity of cash at UFC 257, it’s comely to inspect that Dustin Poirier will also be taking dwelling upward of a million greenbacks steal or lose the next day night.
In step with a document from The Goal, McGregor is decided to bank $5 million for going within the cage at UFC 257. Meanwhile, ‘The Diamond‘ is decided for essentially the most attention-grabbing payday of his profession as he’ll reportedly make a selection dwelling a assured $1 million for his efforts on Saturday night.
Conor McGregor’s newly announced payday is up $2 million from his most modern Octagon appearance at UFC 246. The Irishman took dwelling a disclosed wage of $3 million when he demolished Donald Cerrone in barely 40-seconds that 2020 night in Las Vegas.
Sooner than that steal over ‘Cowboy’, Conor McGregor used to be coming off of a fourth round submission loss to his bitter rival and up to date UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Meanwhile, Dustin Poirier (26-6 MMA) will enter the next day night’s rematch with Conor McGregor searching to have off the momentum of his thrilling option victory over Dan Hooker from support in June. Savor McGregor, Poirier’s most modern steal used to be preceded by a submission loss to undefeated lightweight kingpin Khabib Nurmagomedov.
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