by King Hazard
Floyd Mayweather remained the king of boxing afterall. However, Conor McGregor still came out a winner following his crossover superfight with the reigning boxing champion. He gained respect in the combat world and made a lot of money.
As of Saturday night, McGregor earned his biggest paycheck to date. According to multiple sources online, the Irishman pocketed a disclosed purse of $30 million, which was officially revealed by Nevada Athletic Commission. A figure 10 times larger than his previous highest fight purse in the UFC, which was a record $3 million for his second fight against Nate Diaz at UFC 202.
As for his boxing opponent, Mayweather earned a whooping $100 million, but the final payday for both fighters will be much higher once pay-per-view sales and other earnings settle in soon. A complete list of the Mayweather vs. McGregor salaries also reveals how much other fighters earned on the fight card, which took place on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Main Card
Floyd Mayweather ($100 million) def. Conor McGregor ($30 million)
Gervonta Davis ($600,000) def. Francisco Fonseca ($35,000)
Badou Jack ($750,000) def. Nathan Cleverly ($100,000)
Andrew Tabiti ($100,000) def. Steve Cunningham ($100,000)
Undercard
Yordenis Ugas ($50,000) def. Thomas Dulorme ($75,000)
Juan Herladez ($12,500) def. Jose Miguel Borrego ($5,000)
Antonio Hernandez ($7,000) def. Kevin Newman ($7,500)
Savannah Marshall ($5,000) def. Sydney LeBlanc ($3,500)
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