McGregor verdiende zoveel in slechts 13 seconden

Conor McGregor, ja die Ier die Jose Aldo in slechts 13 seconden versloeg, verdiende in deze fractie meer geld dan de gemiddelde Amerikaan verdient in zo’n 10 jaar. Forbes zocht uit welke deals McGregor had gesloten en hoeveel hij zelf van in zijn zak mocht steken:

McGregor’s contract gives him a cut of pay-per-view shares: a reported $3-$5 for each purchase. While we don’t know exactly how many buys UFC 194 will total — most outlets predict well over one million — it is a sure bet to at least reach UFC 189′s one-million mark. McGregor fought Chad Mendes, a last-minute replacement for Aldo, in the headliner for that event.

Going off the lowest figures in that equation, one million PPV buys with a $3 cut, McGregor would already be getting paid more than $230,000 per second. Add in his $580,000 combined fight and sponsor pay, and that number rises to over $275,000 per second ($3.5 million total). In case you’re curious, a more optimistic estimate for McGregor — say, a $5 PPV cut and 1.5 million PPV buys — would equate to nearly $622,000 per second ($8 million total).

Gemiddeld verdient een Amerikaans huishouden $50,502, do the math.