Despite Injury Layoff, Conor McGregor Surpasses Jake Paul, Tyson Fury and Canelo Alvarez for Insane Million-Dollar Record

Conor McGregor had one of the most meteoric rises in the history of sports. The quick-witted Irishman took the MMA world by storm after the UFC signed him. McGregor achieved professional and financial success in the sport, as no one else did. Recently, the former double champion took a moment to acknowledge his success.

McGregor is the highest-paid UFC athlete to date. He also earned a sizeable check from his crossover boxing bout against Floyd Mayweather. ‘The Notorious’ recently commented on one of his career-earnings statistics on Twitter.

Conor McGregor responds to the latest achievement

According to a recent report, Conor McGregor is the fastest-earning athlete of 2022. McGregor surpassed the likes of Tyson Fury, Canelo Alvarez, and Jake Paul to achieve this feat. What makes it even more impressive is that McGregor only spent five minutes competing to earn this feat.

McGregor’s last outing was in July 2021 against Dustin Poirier. He lost the fight after snapping his leg at the end of the first round. However, ‘The Notorious‘ reportedly earned $33 million from his five-minute dance with Poirier. This means that the Irishman earned a million dollars in about nine seconds.

McGregor responded to this feat, saying, “9 seconds to a mill. And still, I’ve faster KO’s my record.” In comparison, Jake Paul took 1 minute 28 seconds, Fury 55 seconds, and Alvarez 43 seconds to hit the million mark.

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The UFC’s first double champ does indeed have faster knockouts on his record. In fact, McGregor made his name through his quick knockouts of opponents.

Some of McGregor’s best knockouts

McGregor has what famed MMA coach Firas Zahabi called the ‘touch of death.’ His lethal left hand has put champions to sleep many times. The fastest of ‘Mystic Mac’s knockouts came in four seconds.

Back in 2011, Conor McGregor knocked out Patrick Doherty in the Immortal Fighting Championship. This one was very similar to the legendary Jose Aldo knockout. McGregor launched his piston of a left hand as his opponent came charging in.

McGregor’s 13-second knockout of Jose Aldo is arguably the best one in his career. Aldo had not tasted defeat for almost a decade until running into the Irishman. McGregor’s relentless trash talk riled up Aldo, who came charging in. ‘Mystic Mac’ wasted no time in shutting his lights out and delivering on his prediction of a first-round K.O.

In his return to action in early 2020, McGregor dispensed Donald Cerrone in just 40 seconds to add another quicker finish to his name. The former ‘champ champ’ also holds first-round finishes over Dennis Siver, Marcus Brimage, Dustin Poirier, and Diego Brandao in the UFC.

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What do you think of McGregor’s latest achievement? And what is your favorite MacGregor knockout? Let us know in the comments below.