Expert report appears to show Conor McGregor made over £16M MORE than the UFC disclosed during iconic run that saw him become the first man to hold two titles simultaneously

A UFC anti-trust case is expected to go to trial in the first half of next year
An expert report has looked at how much UFC stars were paid by the promotion
It appears to show McGregor earned far more than the UFC initially disclosed

An expert report set to be used in the UFC anti-trust case has appeared to show Conor McGregor earned in excess of £16m more than the organisation disclosed for his fights between July 2015 and November 2016.

The case is expected to go to trial next April, and a report has been put together by the defence attorneys for Zuffa to counter the group of fighters suing the UFC for anti-competitive business practices between 2011 and 2016.

Part of the report has looked closely at the paydays for some of the UFC’s biggest stars during this period, and it has brought the sums of money that McGregor earned for five consecutive fights into focus.

The UFC’s disclosed figures for McGregor’s fights against Chad Mendes, Jose Aldo, his two bouts against Nate Diaz, and Eddie Alvarez claimed he was paid $5m (£4.1m) in total.

However, the report suggests it was actually far more than this, and he actually earned around $25m (£20.5m) for the five fights.

Conor McGregor rose to superstardom in the UFC after beating Jose Aldo in 2015

He went on to become the first man to hold two titles simultaneously the following year

A report has appeared to show McGregor was paid far more than the UFC disclosed in 2015 and 2016, and he is now enjoying the fruits of his labour

This 16-month period saw McGregor shoot to superstardom as he knocked out Aldo in just 13 seconds to win the UFC featherweight title in December 2015, and then stopped Alvarez the following year to add the lightweight strap to his collection, becoming the first man to hold two belts simultaneously.

McGregor went on to have a huge crossover fight with Floyd Mayweather in 2017, and has regularly featured on Forbes’ rich list in recent years, having also set up his own Irish whiskey brand Proper Twelve.

While McGregor announced himself as a worldwide star in 2015, Ronda Rousey had already reached this point after dominating the women’s bantamweight division.

Eight of her paydays between 2011 and 2016 have been looked at, with six of them appearing to be far higher than the UFC initially disclosed.

The UFC claimed she had earned around $10.6m (£8.7m) from the eight fights, but the report alleges it was close to $17.4m (14.2m).

Rousey’s highest paydays appeared to come in her two defeats as she was allegedly paid more than $4m (£3.3m) for her losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes before she walked away from the UFC.

The expert report indicates Ronda Rousey may have earned far more than the UFC disclosed

The report alleges Jon Jones earned more for his first fight against Daniel Cormier than the UFC disclosed

Meanwhile, Jon Jones has only fought once in the last three years, and was recently forced to pull out of his UFC heavyweight title defence against Stipe Miocic after suffering an injury in training.

But he was far more active between 2011 and 2016, and nine of his paydays have been studied.

Seven of his disclosed paydays from the UFC appear to be correct, but the report appears to show his first fight with Daniel Cormier at UFC 182 and his comeback win over Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197 saw him take home far more than the organisation disclosed.

UFC figures show Jones was given $500,000 (£409,000) for both fights, but the expert report appears to show he actually made more than $6m (£4.9m) in total.

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