Conor McGregor says he’ll make $80 million for UFC 246 return, banked $50 million for Khabib fight New, 62 comments By Adam Guillen Jr. Jan 13, 2020, 6:18pm EST Daniel Cormier was right.... Khabib Nurmagomedov has weighed in for his championship fight against Conor McGregor at UFC 229 ... and he was a perfect 155 pounds.. Khabib … Read: Khabib gives verdict on Conor vs Cowboy. And after McGregor explained that MMA did not "excite" him currently and he was "bored" maybe only a shot at redemption against Khabib can motivate him to return. However, it seems Donald Cerrone did not get a sizable chunk of that revenue. How much did Khabib earn from McGregor fight? Nurmagomedov's father told TASS that his son was going to take home at least $6 million for his matchup against Poirier. "We'll make 3 to 3,5 more (than the last time)," he explained. New Delhi: Khabib Nurmagomedov retained his UFC Lightweight title in the main event of UFC 229 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada against former champion Conor McGregor thus extending his unbeaten run to 27 fights.Khabib had choke down the Irishman to call for a tap-out in the fourth round of the match and hence script a remarkable victory in UFC history. MONEY BALL. Donald Cerrone did not get PPV money for the fight with Conor McGregor. “(Nurmagomedov) is trembling,” McGregor said. As a result, Alvarez will earn $500,000 and McGregor around $3.5 million. Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov go into the Octagon at UFC 229 with the lightweight belt and pride at stake. "Alvarez with McGregor then calmed down because nobody wanted to fight Khabib. If 31-year-old Nurmagomedov does beat Gaethje, and White still deems McGregor next in line, it will be hard for the Irishman to turn down. The Nevada Athletic Commission withheld Nurmagomedov’s $2m (£1.53m) purse following the fight for instigating the post-fight melee. Khabib Nurmagomedov will make more than three times the amount of money from fighting Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 than he did against Conor McGregor at UFC 229. Conor McGregor v Khabib Nurmagomedov LIVE updates from UFC 229 in Las Vegas And although he will not make as much as he did from fighting Floyd Mayweather, McGregor is still set for a … What is McGregor… Khabib Nurmagomedov will make at least $6 million in his first UFC fight since the Conor McGregor brawl By Allen Kim , CNN Updated 2252 GMT (0652 HKT) September 5, 2019 THE NOTORIOUS is back where he belongs after a two-year absence. The reported payouts showed that, McGregor got paid 3,000,000 dollars without some other minor bonuses plus the PPV bonus which remains unknown to the public, though multiple sources say that say he could’ve earned a total of 50,000,000 dollars. Conor McGregor may have lost the first battle against Khabib Nurmagomedov, but the former UFC champion thinks the war is far from over.. In his first interview since his UFC 246 comeback was made official, McGregor (21-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) told TheMacLife.com he thinks Nurmagomedov is scared of a potential rematch. Though that number is a bit suspicious it’s safe to assume that Conor made one of the biggest paydays in UFC.