Conor McGregor plans to become No1 highest-paid athlete on Forbes rich list as UFC star reveals present for son’s 21st
CONOR McGREGOR is certainly a man to plan ahead as he has already decided what he will gift his three-year-old son for his 21st birthday.
And he is working towards becoming the No1 highest-paid athlete on Forbes’ rich list in the process.
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McGregor is back in action next weekend when he faces Dustin Poirier and he let slip what he would be gifting his son when he turns 21.
The Dubliner says he has set aside barrels of his Proper No. Twelve whiskey for his boy Conor Jr that will have aged 21 years.
McGregor appeared on the Weighing In podcast to discuss his upcoming fight but the subject turned to his whiskey business.
The UFC megastar was asked about how successful his business was after George Clooney sold his Casamigos tequila business for as much as $1 billion.
McGregor said of the sale: “There are a lot of good things going on. George built his tequila company up and sold it to Diageo.
“It was a good couple of years ago. It was a landmark deal.
“And also Ryan Reynolds has a gin most recently sold upwards of $600m range. That’s where we are at and that is the liquor business.
“It’s a beautiful business.”
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McGregor then revealed that he will leave a whiskey ’empire’ to his son on his 21st birthday as he bids to climb Forbes’ famous rich list.
He added: “I’m already a very wealthy man and it is only going to go up, make no mistake about it.
“This year I have aspirations of being the number one highest-paid athlete on the Forbes list.
“I believe I will do it and times are good and the whiskey is better.
“It is a phenomenal liquid and it is only a four year age, it’s our first launch so wait until we get to eight-year, wait until we get to 12 years, wait until we get to 21 year.
“I actually have barrels of the stuff boxed off for my son and it is signed to my son that I am going to gift to him on his 21st birthday so he’s going to walk into a 21 year aged Proper 12 empire.
“I’m very excited to gift him that and I’m even more excited to taste it myself.”
In May it was announced McGregor was No16 on Forbes’ highest-paid athletes list for 2020 – despite only fighting once.
It is claimed he earned £35m last year alone, but Tyson Fury was the highest earning fighter of 2020, banking £40m.
Tennis legend Roger Federer is McGregor’s man to beat, as the Swiss icon topped Forbes’ athlete list with £78m.