Conor McGregor was eliminated in for the first time in his entire career UFCas his four previous losses had all been through submission. But Dustin Poirier he found the precise and powerful punches in round two to send him to the ground and finish him off in seconds.
Undoubtedly a painful defeat in the Octagon. But it’s impossible to ignore the fact that it was a big win in finance for the Irishman as he stuck no less $ 5 million for less than two full rounds of combat. Poirier, the winner, took a million.
But there is still the most extraordinary figure and it has to do with the money corresponding to each fighter for the number of fans who paid to watch the event Life. Everything indicates that they would be in that section $ 20 million more for McGregor.
At the same time, the two-time UFC champion could of course have missed the opportunity to face off Manny Pacquiao in the short term, as this event no longer generates the same interest after its misstep.
There it is that the weight of McGregor’s defeat against Poirier could be understood, if one takes this into account the only time he got into a fight with a boxing superstar like Floyd Mayweather, he made about $ 85 million that is the highest bag he has achieved in his entire career.