Is Conor McGregor the character the UFC needs?

The UFC needs to pay their stars. I don't follow the sport at all, but I have a few friends and a cousin who compete in MMA and follow it like religion. They said its hard to attract new blood when you don't pay them. Dana sure gets rich and can make up his own PPV numbers though. So theirs that. I counted three boxers on this list and zero UFC guys.

#1 Floyd Mayweather $300 M $285 M $15 M Boxing
#2 Manny Pacquiao $160 M $148 M $12 M Boxing
#3 Cristiano Ronaldo $79.6 M $52.6 M $27 M Soccer
#4 Lionel Messi $73.8 M $51.8 M $22 M Soccer
#5 Roger Federer $67 M $9 M $58 M Tennis
#6 LeBron James $64.8 M $20.8 M $44 M Basketball
#7 Kevin Durant $54.2 M $19.1 M $35 M Basketball
#8 Phil Mickelson $50.8 M $2.8 M $48 M Golf
#9 Tiger Woods $50.6 M $0.6 M $50 M Golf
#10 Kobe Bryant $49.5 M $23.5 M $26 M Basketball

#11 Ben Roethlisberger $48.9 M $46.4 M $2.5 M Football
#12 Rory McIlroy $48.3 M $16.3 M $32 M Golf
#13 Novak Djokovic $48.2 M $17.2 M $31 M Tennis
#14 Zlatan Ibrahimovic $39.1 M $33.1 M $6 M Soccer
#15 Lewis Hamilton $39 M $36 M $3 M Racing
#16 Ndamukong Suh $38.6 M $38.2 M $400 K Football
#17 Fernando Alonso $35.5 M $34 M $1.5 M Racing
#18 Gareth Bale $35 M $25.5 M $9.5 M Soccer
#19 Jon Lester $34.1 M $33.7 M $400 K Baseball
#20 Derrick Rose $33.9 M $18.9 M $15 M Basketball

#21 Sebastian Vettel $33 M $32 M $1 M Racing
#22 Rafael Nadal $32.5 M $4.5 M $28 M Tennis
#23 Mahendra Singh Dhoni $31 M $4 M $27 M Cricket
#23 Neymar $31 M $14 M $17 M Soccer
#25 Carmelo Anthony $30.5 M $22.5 M $8 M Basketball
#26 Maria Sharapova $29.7 M $6.7 M $23 M Tennis
#27 Carson Palmer $29 M $28.5 M $0.5 M Football
#27 James Rodriguez $29 M $24.5 M $4.5 M Soccer
#29 J.J. Watt $27.9 M $20.9 M $7 M Football
#30 Robinson Cano $27.6 M $24.1 M $3.5 M Baseball

#31 Dwyane Wade $27.2 M $15.2 M $12 M Basketball
#32 Peyton Manning $27 M $15 M $12 M Football
#32 Kimi Raikkonen $27 M $25 M $2 M Racing
#34 Clayton Kershaw $26.9 M $25.7 M $1.2 M Baseball
#34 Wayne Rooney $26.9 M $19.9 M $7 M Soccer
#36 Gerald McCoy $26.7 M $26.5 M $150 K Football
#37 Chris Paul $26.1 M $20.1 M $6 M Basketball
#38 Radamel Falcao $25.9 M $21.9 M $4 M Soccer
#38 Albert Pujols $25.9 M $23.4 M $2.5 M Baseball
#40 Ryan Howard $25.6 M $25 M $0.6 M Baseball

#41 Dwight Howard $25.5 M $21.5 M $4 M Basketball
#42 Cliff Lee $25.2 M $25 M $200 K Baseball
#43 Miguel Cabrera $25.1 M $22.1 M $3 M Baseball
#44 Amar'e Stoudemire $25 M $22 M $3 M Basketball
#45 Sergio Aguero $24.9 M $17.9 M $7 M Soccer
#46 Blake Griffin $24.7 M $17.7 M $7 M Basketball
#47 Serena Williams $24.6 M $11.6 M $13 M Tennis
#48 Prince Fielder $24.3 M $24 M $300 K Baseball
#49 Joe Johnson $24.2 M $23.2 M $1 M Basketball
#50 Joe Mauer $24 M $23 M $1 M Baseball

#51 CC Sabathia $23.9 M $23 M $0.9 M Baseball
#52 Chris Bosh $23.8 M $20.8 M $3 M Basketball
#53 Zack Greinke $23.7 M $23.7 M $50 K Baseball
#53 Eli Manning $23.7 M $15.7 M $8 M Football
#55 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. $23.6 M $14.6 M $9 M Racing
#56 Justin Verlander $23.4 M $22.7 M $0.8 M Baseball
#57 Andy Dalton $23.3 M $22.3 M $1 M Football
#58 Masahiro Tanaka $23 M $22 M $1 M Baseball
#58 Mark Teixeira $23 M $22.5 M $0.5 M Baseball
#60 Felix Hernandez $22.9 M $22.7 M $200 K Baseball

#61 Cole Hamels $22.7 M $22.5 M $200 K Baseball
#61 Jimmie Johnson $22.7 M $16.2 M $6.5 M Racing
#63 Wladimir Klitschko $22.5 M $19 M $3.5 M Boxing
#64 Andy Murray $22.3 M $6.3 M $16 M Tennis
#65 Matt Kemp $22.2 M $21 M $1.2 M Baseball
#66 LeSean McCoy $22.1 M $21.3 M $0.9 M Football
#67 Drew Brees $22 M $11 M $11 M Football
#67 Tony Romo $22 M $17 M $5 M Football
#69 Adrian Gonzalez $21.5 M $21.1 M $400 K Baseball
#70 Jacoby Ellsbury $21.4 M $21.1 M $300 K Baseball

#70 Tyron Smith $21.4 M $21.1 M $250 K Football
#72 Deron Williams $21.3 M $19.8 M $1.5 M Basketball
#73 Usain Bolt $21 M $15 K $21 M Track
#73 Luis Suarez $21 M $16.5 M $4.5 M Soccer
#75 Matt Cain $20.8 M $20.4 M $400 K Baseball
#75 David Wright $20.8 M $20 M $0.8 M Baseball
#77 Carl Crawford $20.7 M $20.4 M $300 K Baseball
#78 Jayson Werth $20.6 M $20.4 M $200 K Baseball
#79 Cesc Fabregas $20.3 M $15.3 M $5 M Soccer
#79 Hanley Ramirez $20.3 M $20 M $300 K Baseball

#79 Russell Westbrook $20.3 M $15.8 M $4.5 M Basketball
#82 Justin Rose $20.2 M $8.2 M $12 M Golf
#83 Yaya Touré $20 M $17 M $3 M Soccer
#84 Rudy Gay $19.9 M $19.3 M $0.6 M Basketball
#85 Jordan Spieth $19.8 M $8.8 M $11 M Golf
#85 Adam Wainwright $19.8 M $19.7 M $150 K Baseball
#87 Frank Lampard $19.7 M $15.7 M $4 M Soccer
#87 Kevin Love $19.7 M $15.7 M $4 M Basketball
#87 David Ortiz $19.7 M $15.7 M $4 M Baseball
#90 Eden Hazard $19.6 M $16.1 M $3.5 M Soccer

#90 Alex Smith $19.6 M $19.1 M $0.5 M Football
#92 Kei Nishikori $19.5 M $4.5 M $15 M Tennis
#93 Devin McCourty $19.3 M $19.1 M $250 K Football
#93 Mesut Ozil $19.3 M $12.8 M $6.5 M Soccer
#95 Aaron Rodgers $19.1 M $11.6 M $7.5 M Football
#96 Billy Horschel $19 M $16 M $3 M Golf
#97 Jeremy Lin $18.9 M $14.9 M $4 M Basketball
#97 Maurkice Pouncey $18.9 M $18.8 M $100 K Football
#97 Max Scherzer $18.9 M $18.7 M $150 K Baseball
#100 James Harden $18.8 M $14.8 M $4 M Basketball

you can not really compare the two revenue wise, its like the difference between AMA SX and Formula 1,

the world watched the Money May Pacman fight, yet you dont get that for a one off UFC fight, it is growing,but its got a long way to go to match the boxing fights

The payouts are ridiculous, especially now that the fighters will be losing money not being able to display their sponsors on their trunks and no more ring side banners before the fight.

Pride fighting with bracket fights was the real deal. Guys would fight these different opponents in a night. Those guys were beasts.

You'll see a lot of 2nd tier guys signing with Bellator I imagine. To get away from that Reebok deal.

Conor McGregor was entertaining at first. Now I can't think of a more annoying public figure. Maybe he will just go away to Hipsterville if he loses.

i usually don't care for the overly brash fighters but i dig Conor. i hope he wipes the mat with Aldo's face

Aldo pussed out.

wait what?

He cracked a rib. He's fighting the #1 ranked featherweight, Chad Mendez.

McGregor won't have time to taunt and show boat, Mendes will be in his face and taking him down. Alpha Male fighters are nonstop for 5 rounds.

I'm not much for trash talking but McGregor telling Aldo to " Sit in his Lap" during the press conference was pretty funny.

I hope to see McGregor and MacDonald both get their asses handed to them this weekend.

Rory's nose was mush after that second punch from Lawler.

That was insane ! The slow mo replay showed his nose completely limp just flopping around on his face .

They've all been great fights so far, all wars.

Lots of good fights tonight , alot of stand up and banging .

Well he can definitely back up the shit he talks. Great showing.

Chad should have finished the round off with those elbows.

I like this guy. High wire act. Smooth fighter too.

One of the best fight cards ever!

Mendes had no cardio. He was gassed after the first round.

He almost had him though.

Yeah,,, because of McGregor's body kicks more than likely.

Great night for UFC, that Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald fight was just insane.

I agree, it was the body kicks, he landed a couple spinning back kicks to his gut that hurt him early on. That was one of the best fight cards ever. Back to back knockouts by knees and then a brutal title fight between Robbie and Rory. Rory's nose is mush now and Robbie's lip was split halfway up his face. I've been on the fence about McGregor but he was really tested and was respectful when the fight was over. Can't wait until he fights Aldo.

Robbie Lawler And Rory MacDonald Hospitalized Following UFC 189 Bloodbath:






http://www.mmamania.com/2015/7/12/8936343/1436678600

Damn that's gnarly!