Fertitta was coy with the details, but flatly predicted that Conor will be “our first $100 millionaire.” That $100 million, by the way, just speaks strictly to his earnings from fighting. His guaranteed money, pay-per-view dollars, cut from the live gates and other income from UFC broadcasts.
It does not, however, include his sponsorship deals. So the extra money he gets kicked at him by Reebok and Monster Energy Drinks? Nope. Or those terrible, awful Irish potato chips that he used to shill for? Or maybe his upcoming movie deals? Again, nope!
I’m sorry to tell you this, Ireland…but your potato chips are gross.
But is any of this real? Lorenzo Fertitta likes to lie through his teeth and use straw man arguments to get out of discussion about fighter pay, so there’s reason to question anything he says about fighters making lots of money.
Well, find out on the next page.
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