While it’s unclear how much money Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor ultimately will pocket for “The Money Fight,” we now have an idea.
Late Friday night, the Nevada State Athletic Commission revealed the guaranteed purses for both Mayweather and McGregor. Mayweather will take home at least $100 million, while McGregor stands to make no less than $30 million.
McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) and Mayweather (49-0 boxing) face off Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in a pay-per-view event
expected to be the most lucrative prize fight of all time. Their final purses depend on a number of factors, including total pay-per-view buys and live gate revenue.
Last week, UFC President Dana White said the event was tracking to “kill” 4.9 million pay-per-view buys, which would shatter the record of 4.6 million set by Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao in 2015. That fight, like McGregor-Mayweather, carried a $99.95 price tag. For his unanimous decision win over Pacquiao, Mayweather made $220 million.
During their world tour last month, McGregor indicated he would “clear $100 million” if the fight sold the way it was expected to.
In 2016, McGregor said he stood to make $40 million for three UFC fights. So regardless of the final numbers, the guaranteed purse all but confirms McGregor will obliterate his largest one-year money-making total with just one fight.
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