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Conor McGregor To Receive Record UFC Purse For Comeback Fight Against Donald Cerrone

Conor McGregor To Receive Record UFC Purse For Comeback Fight Against Donald Cerrone

McGregor returns to action at UFC 246 when he takes on Cerrone in Las Vegas.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Conor McGregor is set to receive a record UFC purse of £3.8 million for his comeback fight against Donald Cerrone.

McGregor, 31, hasn't fought since his defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov in October 2018, but he makes his eagerly-awaited UFC return on January 18.

He faces 'Cowboy' and the returning Irishman will make a career high purse of £3.8 million for his Las Vegas showdown.

Image: PA
Image: PA

'The Notorious' is in line to receive a guaranteed record UFC purse, but he'll pocket a lot more through undisclosed pay-per-view points as he is set to earn a portion of the PPV revenue for UFC 246.

McGregor scooped a UFC purse of £2.3 million for his fights against Eddie Alvarez and Nurmagomedov, while taking home around £2.2 million for the Nate Diaz rematch.

Image: PA
Image: PA

He's made a reported £9.1 million (without PPV points) in the UFC and tops the promotion's biggest career earners.

Image: Harcord
Image: Harcord

Meanwhile, McGregor is aiming to have three fights in 2020 having not fought in 2019.

And ahead of his UFC return, McGregor's coach John Kavanagh has praised his condition.

"Jan 1st, last heavy spar today before going to Vegas," he wrote in a tweet.

"Can honestly say this is the best I've seen him and I wasn't sure that was possible to do 6 months ago. You guys are in for a real treat, I'm just glad to have a good seat!"

McGregor has also set his sights on the welterweight division, which includes BMF champion Jorge Masvidal and UFC welterweight king Kamaru Usman.

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Topics: Conor Mcgregor, Khabib, UFC News, UFC 246, Cerrone, Fight News, UFC, MMA

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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