McGregor believes he could make $50M vs. Khabib at UFC 229

Conor McGregor expects a massive payday from his fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov on Saturday night.

Speaking at the final UFC 229 press conference, The Notorious said he could earn roughly $50 million from his lightweight title bout.

"We're estimating around 3-to-3.5 million (pay-per-view buys), I'd say I'll close in around the $50-million mark," McGregor said, via Peter Carroll of MMAFighting.com. "So, for a mixed martial artist to make $50 million from a mixed martial arts bout, it's quite breathtaking."

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Sticking to the topic of money, the 30-year-old McGregor also estimated that he'll become a billionaire by age 35.