Forbes estimates that Messis salary is down some $22 million from his final year with Barcelona to $75 million this season at PSG, Lionel #Messi back at number one of #Forbes list of highest-paid athletes, after coming in second behind Conor McGregor last year, with the same total earnings of $130 million.#LionelMessi pic.twitter.com/RH0cPdHbQ8 1 overall after he reportedly earned $180 million for the year, which included selling a majority share in his whiskey brand Proper No. He owns a fitness program labelled F.A.S.T. Enter Proper 12. Twelve. This is where McGregor the entrepreneur comes into his own. As far as the top earning athletes from combat sports, Saul Canelo Alvarez was the only person to crack the top 10 in 2022 after he reportedly took home $90 million for the year with $85 million coming from fight purses along with an additional $5 for endorsement and sponsorship deals. See also: eBay to allow NFT sales on its platform. Connor McGregor is the athlete earning the most money from endorsements according to new data, earning over $150 million outside of the Octagon. By analysing the earnings of the biggest active athletes around the world OLBG can today reveal the biggest sports stars who are earning the most money from endorsements only. newsletter, Pissed off Paddy Pimblett believes Jordan Leavitts head is going to fall off at UFC London, Jordan Leavitt makes prediction for not very interesting fight with Paddy Pimblett: Finish the fight, twerk, go home, Charles Oliveira offers to start Islam Makhachev fight on the ground: Im not afraid of getting taken down, Nate Diaz vs. Khamzat Chimaev opening UFC 279 betting line: Diaz a massive underdog, Morning Report: Daniel Cormier cant let go of Jon Jones drug test failures: Hes a cheater. Published: 07:15 EDT, 26 December 2021 | Updated: 02:48 EDT, 27 December 2021. The Irish whiskey - named after the Crumlin neighbourhood Dublin 12 where he grew up, has been straddled to McGregor's hip since its launch in September 2018. DKNG, None, though, can come close to matching McGregor's numbers. McGregor's business ventures don't end with whiskey - he has his own media company called TheMacLife, which has over one million subscribers on YouTube, The Irishman also has his own fitness program - McGregor F.A.S.T - which he launched in 2016, Last year, McGregor co-launched a therapeutic spray with TIDL Sport to promote recovery. FC Barcelona star forward Lionel Messi is another mainstay on the top earners list from Forbes. 7/11, Campbells Forbes on-the-field earnings figures include all prize money, salaries and bonuses earned between May 1, 2020, and May 1, 2021. Soccer players at many clubs, including Messi, had their wages cut. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. He also has a lucrative, $5m (3.7m) multi-year deal with sportswear brand Reebok, which was signed back in 2018. [But] I took the risk. //
12. He wants to fight Charles Oliveira next, despite his lack of form. The UFC must decide if the financial rewards of a title fight outweigh concerns that he is not ready to challenge. I'm an outlier. All of the top-10 highest paid athletes of 2020 were men, and a majority of them (six) are not from the United States. McGregor fought just one time in 2020, at UFC 257. 
2 to McGregor. The 20-time Grand Slam winner still had a strong year financially, as his sponsorships with companies including Rolex, Credit Suisse Twelve whiskey business and fashion line The Sun, UFC Star Conor McGregor Reacts To Becoming The Worlds Top-Paid Athlete: Im A Disrupter. As for McGregor, he came in at No. CONOR MCGREGOR has dropped out of the top 10 highest-paid athletes, a year after topping the table. 
