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Conor McGregor is not only one of the highest paid athletes<\/a> in the world, but one of the highest paid celebrities period<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Despite fighting just once since 2018, the Irish MMA superstar placed on Forbes<\/a>‘ list of the highest paid celebrities in the world in 2020, nabbing the No. 53 spot with $48M in earnings. While McGregor ranked well behind the likes of Kylie Jenner and Kanye West, and other pugilists such as Tyson Fury, he’s positioned ahead of the likes of NBA star James Harding, NFL star Tom Brady, pop stars Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez, and boxers Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua.<\/p>\n

Given McGregor’s inactivity in the cage, his position on this list would seem to have little to do with his MMA earnings, and more to do with his ventures outside of competition, most notably his tremendously popular Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey. However, Forbes reports he earned roughly $30M for his January defeat of Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, and that his sponsorship deal with Reebok is worth about $5M.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, when McGregor reacted to his placement on this list on Twitter, he also claimed that his Proper No. Twelve revenue was not factored into his earnings, and that if it was, he’d be No. 1 on the list.<\/p>\n

“Thanks guys, I\u2019m also actually number 1,” McGregor said on Twitter. “Proper\u2019s undisclosed.”<\/p>\n

Conor McGregor announced his retirement from MMA on June 6, though many fans doubt that retirement will last.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe game just does not excite me, and that\u2019s that,” McGregor told ESPN after announcing his retirement on Twitter. “All this waiting around. There\u2019s nothing happening. I\u2019m going through opponent options, and there\u2019s nothing really there at the minute. There\u2019s nothing that\u2019s exciting me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a bit bored of the game. I\u2019m here watching the fight,” McGregor added. “I watched the last show \u2014 the [Tyron] Woodley-[Gilbert] Burns show \u2014 I watched the show tonight. I\u2019m just not excited about the game, Ariel. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s no crowd. I don\u2019t know what it is. There\u2019s just no buzz for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Conor McGregor is not only one of the highest paid athletes in the world, but one of the highest paid celebrities period. Despite fighting just once since 2018, the Irish MMA superstar placed on Forbes‘ list of the highest paid celebrities in the world in 2020, nabbing the No. 53 spot with $48M in earnings. 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