The Irish sports star hasn\u2019t done much other than talk of a massive comeback since breaking his leg badly against Dustin Poirier in 2021. Now he\u2019s doing more of that, but do we believe him after five years of disappointment?<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Champ Champ returns!\u201d McGregor tweeted over video showing his training. \u201cJust over 8 months to UFC White House. I look forward to seeing my body shape up. My shot selection refining. My masterpiece to be painted.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI have so much aggression built up that I must release,\u201d he added in another tweet. \u201cI will throw harder and more venomous than I have ever thrown before. I have been punching way incredibly harder in my most recent preparative efforts and I delight in the thought of doing it live again. My shots whistle through the air like rockets!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s why, and how, I hold every fiscal record in the entire book of fighting. See you soon, kids!\u201d<\/p>\n
His next message claimed he\u2019d be making the most money by far any fighter has ever made fighting for the UFC \u2026 up there with the biggest boxing paydays in history<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n \u201c$100 million to fight at the White House along with 100 U.S \u2018Golden Visas\u2019 for myself and family and friends,\u201d he said. \u201cI look very forward to entertaining the fighting world once again. A pleasure I never take for granted!\u201d<\/p>\n While McGregor is one of the few fighters to actually deserve $100 million — his fight against Khabib alone generated nearly $200 million in pay-per-view and gate receipts<\/a> — we can\u2019t imagine a world where the UFC pays him $100 million. The promotion\u2019s main priority for the past several years has been to keep fighter pay down, and it was a shock when they agreed (with a Saudi assist) to pay Jon Jones $30 million<\/a> to fight Tom Aspinall. This is over three times that unprecedented amount.<\/p>\n