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Former two-division UFC champ Conor McGregor has made more money than any other fighter in MMA history, and he’s never been shy about spending it. The Irishman lives extremely lavishly. Yet in an interview with Tony Robbins<\/a> last month, which was only just released, McGregor divulged that he’s decided to change the way he spends his money. After reading a bit about NBA star LeBron James, he’s decided there are much more fruitful ways to invest his money and time.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor so long, in my mid to late twenties when I started to acquire wealth and acquire money, I was fascinated with materialistic things,” Conor McGregor began (transcript via Pundit Arena<\/a>). “I would buy myself cars, watches. I have switched off of that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI realized I was spending things on material items and not on myself, my being, and my fitness.<\/p>\n

“I read that LeBron James spends $1.5 million yearly on himself. Physical therapists, masseuse, nutritionists, all of that. When I saw that, I said \u2018I spend zero [on myself]\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a camp forms for a fight, I\u2019ll gather a team of people, we go into the Vegas desert and lock ourselves away for ten weeks and do insanity work. It\u2019s half-in, it\u2019s not all-in. You certainly cannot be that way in the fight game but in reality, you can\u2019t be that way in any game you\u2019re in. If you\u2019re in a game, make sure you\u2019re in it all the way and then that game will be your game. I\u2019ve only taken this philosophy recently.”<\/p>\n

Conor McGregor concluded, explaining how the changes he’s making to his spending and training habits have left him in a good place mentally.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve had dips, lapses in motivation, dips in commitment. But I\u2019m figuring it all out and I\u2019m in a good place.\u201d<\/p>\n

At present, Conor McGregor does not have a fight booked, but the widespread expectation \u2014 thanks in large part to comments from Dana White<\/a> \u2014 is that he will fight again. Thanks the example set by LeBron James, it sounds like he’s mentally prepared to do so.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 5\/21\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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