The world's richest man in sports has changed hands.
Recently, Forbes released the list of "the world's top ten highest-paid athletes in the past year", Federer, Messi and Cristiano have given way, and Irish fighting superstar Connor McGregor has topped the list with an annual income of $180 million, becoming the richest person in the world's sports world.
This is the first time he has topped the list.
However, unlike Federer, Messi, LeBron James and others, Connor McGregor is notorious off the court and is a famous mouth cannon.
Discrimination against Asians, addiction to alcohol, jail time, beating up the elderly and spectators, Connor has done.
On the English-language social platform with more than 8 million followers, he frantically slandered China and caused a sensation.
The infamous Connor, who was a jerk in his early years, was a plumbing repairman in Dublin, the capital of Ireland.
However, he has a motor cell and has learned boxing.
At the age of 19, McGregor quit his job at a repair shop in order to concentrate on practicing boxing.
At that time, Connor did not have any financial resources, and practicing boxing required a high fee, and his girlfriend worked to support his boxing dreams, working to earn money to support him for eight years (and later giving him a baby), and finally waiting for him to debut and ascend to heaven.
In 2012, Connor soared to the top by winning the CWFC (Cage Fighting Championship) badminton and lightweight doubles.
He signed with the UFC and became a UFC featherweighter, and his wealth rolled in.
With the sudden riches came Connor's extravagant life and the mouth that was unobstructed.
How ridiculous would Connor be?
For example, he injured an old man in a bar and was permanently barred from entering the bar. Later, he simply paid for the bar, because then he could enter at will.
For example, he went around partying, dating young girls in luxury cars, always surrounded by warblers and swallows, and was accused of rape, which was really sorry for his wife who had raised him for eight years.
Connor was named by the police in both Ireland and Italy and jailed, but that didn't stop him from living a ridiculous life.
He openly discriminated against Asians and insulted the name of Chinese kung fu star Jackie Chan.
Last year, when covid-19 broke out around the world, Connor slandered China and made a big splash on English-language social media with more than 8 million followers.
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In March last year, irish Prime Minister Leo Valadekar thanked China for providing covid-19 protection supplies to Ireland on social media due to the spread of the new crown virus.
"In such a short period of time, China has provided Ireland with a large amount of protective equipment, and there are many more supplies on the way, and Ireland is willing to help China with research ..." He said.
Connor, on the other hand, publicly criticized the Irish Prime Minister's approach as absurd, "Immediately withdraw your gratitude and help... Throughout the course of this pandemic, everything that has been done here has been barbaric! ”
The Prime Minister of Ireland replied to Connor: "Can your business provide such services and resources to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, and if you can, contact the government department as soon as possible!" ”
Connor told the prime minister: "From yesterday onwards, we should need materials and equipment produced by Ireland itself, at least in Western Europe." ”
"It was horrible. These (Chinese) people have not only raised the price of all our goods, masks, face shields, gloves, ventilators, respirators... This is so inhumane, it's ridiculous! ”
Connor's fierce garbage words and absurd words and deeds made him a must-see for boxing fans and people who hated him, and also made him discover business opportunities.
Over the years, he has deliberately put on a distinct person to suck up gold and advertise himself as a sports star with full personality.
So far, he has been featured on two Forbes lists, the 2020 Celebrity List and the 2021 World's Highest Paid Athletes List.
In terms of his total income in 2020, Connor's annual salary and bonuses are $32 million; he also endorses large companies such as resorts, with revenues as high as $48 million.
In addition, he has teamed up with fitness brands, fashion brands, and surpassed Federer, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to become the world's highest-paid athlete by selling his stake in the whisky brand.
Rich and famous, Connor does whatever he wants, says whatever he wants, and has no sense of social responsibility at all. Connor is said to want to go to Hollywood in the future and become a big star like Dwayne Johnson.
Source: Thoughtful