Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather – which fighting champion lives the more fabulous life outside the ring?
UFC star Conor McGregor is known for his suited fashion, family, whisky and tattoos, while boxing champion Floyd Mayweather has his Las Vegas house, Bugatti and Ferrari cars and Louis Vuitton and Prada clothes
It’s no secret that Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor are two of championship fighting’s biggest personalities. Each prizefighter may have earned his stripes in different arenas – professional boxing for Mayweather and MMA for McGregor – but the two nevertheless came together in 2017 for what was dubbed “the biggest fight in the history of combat sports”.
Equipped with talent, fame and fortune, both fighters continue to make their mark leading lives of luxury and adventure. While Mayweather ultimately defeated McGregor in a 10th round technical knockout, both personalities left the ring with more wealth and notoriety than ever before. The big question is: who’s leading the more fabulous life?
The fabulous Floyd Mayweather
Mayweather, a 42-year-old American, is fabulous where it matters most: in the bank. While reportedly worth roughly US$560 million, Mayweather may have generated even more than that, given that he is also estimated to have earned a billion dollars over his career. In 2018 alone, thanks to his headline-grabbing bout with McGregor, Mayweather was the year’s highest-paid athlete in the world.
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Mayweather’s many millions have found their ways into many ostentatious displays. Among his multiple residences is a gaudy 22,000-square-foot (2,044-square-metre) custom-built Las Vegas mansion. He also owns an extravagant Beverly Hills home with its own confectionery shop and a 12-seat cinema.
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His sprawling properties boast plenty of wardrobe and driveway space, which the champion has taken full advantage of with countless luxury goods. Mayweather is known to sport high-end fashions from Christian Louboutin, Louis Vuitton and Prada at home, in the gym, and everywhere in between. And when driving to and from these and other locales, Mayweather can choose from US$15 million worth of luxury vehicles, including an Aston Martin One-77, a Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita, three Bugattis and four Ferraris.
To top it all off, Mayweather showed off his true fab side as a contestant on season five of US TV show Dancing with the Stars. While his lack of ballroom footwork resulted in an early elimination from the programme, his storied 50-0 boxing career more than makes up for his reality TV defeat.
The fabulous Conor McGregor
McGregor, the 31-year-old Irish fighting champion, has crossed over from MMA to professional boxing and is flirting with an entry into the WWE. His over-the-top personality and undeniable talent in the ring have helped to also place McGregor among the highest-paid athletes in the world, earning him more than US$47 million between June 2018 and June 2019 alone.
On Instagram, McGregor has even proclaimed himself to be a billionaire, and while that figure hasn’t been substantiated, significant payouts such as his estimated US$100 million in earnings from his 2017 bout with Mayweather gives him room to flaunt his wealth.
“The Notorious” has used his fortune to invest in a variety of high-end business ventures in the world of sports, fashion and entertainment. Earlier this year, McGregor embarked upon a new project, co-founding whisky company Proper No. Twelve. Modestly, McGregor seeks to turn Proper No. Twelve into the world’s number-one Irish whisky – giving 250-year-old Jameson a run for its money.
Down to the way he dresses, McGregor has always had a flair for the dramatic. He’s a fashion icon, sporting sleek and stylish three-piece tailored suits in bold colours and patterns. McGregor’s fashion passion led him to introduce his own lifestyle brand, August McGregor. The company’s suits were designed in collaboration with the designer David Heil, who has dressed the likes of Kobe Bryant, Brad Pitt and Elon Musk.
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And, of course, no fabulous personality would be complete without a dedicated social media following. With more than 32 million followers on Instagram alone – that’s nearly 10 million more than Mayweather – McGregor’s online presence extends even farther than his own signature moves.