Conor McGregor was especially attentive to the main fight of the UFC 308 event, in which Ilia Topuria retained his world featherweight title against Max Holloway. The renowned Irish fighter had bet $500,000 against the ‘Matador’something that has not sat well with ‘The Notorious’, given the result of the fight.
Just after finishing the evening’s main fight, McGregor sent a message through his X account (formerly Twitter): “Call me”. The rivalry with Topuria is well known, and both have exchanged words and disrespect on repeated occasions.
The Hispanic-Georgian has already rejected the idea of fighting one of the greatest fighters of all time: “I would beat him in his prime, at any time and anywhere. There is no comparison. Let him continue drinking whiskey. His career is over,” he recently stated in an Instagram live.
McGregor later deleted his message to focus on defending his bet: “To think that that bet would have returned me more than 17 million dollars is incredible”explained the Irishman, who has revealed that, during 2024, he has achieved profits of more than six million dollars in sports predictions.
“I won $7.7 million in betting profits this year. Spain will win the Euro Cup, $1.1 million. Díaz will win, $1.6 million. Argentina will win the Copa América, $1 million. With the combination of Spain, Carlos Alcaraz and Argentina , a bet of 100,000 dollars made me win $4 million. I lost the Golden Boot, 63,000 euros, I lost 500,000 from Ferreira last week and 500,000 tonight. Losses of $1.63 million [1,06 millones, sumando correctamente]earnings of $7.7 million“Detailed McGregor, who has also highlighted the importance of” playing responsibly.
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