{"id":349086,"date":"2017-08-29T15:48:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T15:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=349086"},"modified":"2017-11-10T14:44:25","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T14:44:25","slug":"conor-mcgregor-to-overtake-cristiano-ronaldo-in-forbes-athlete-rich-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/08\/conor-mcgregor-to-overtake-cristiano-ronaldo-in-forbes-athlete-rich-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor to overtake Cristiano Ronaldo in Forbes athlete rich list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor is set to overtake Cristiano Ronaldo in the Forbes athlete rich list following his super-fight with Floyd Mayweather.<\/p>\n<p>The Dubliner\u2019s inexorable rise reached stratospheric heights in the cross-over clash which is expected to earn him in the region of \u00a377m \u2014 and that\u2019s before endorsement deals are considered.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo topped the list this year with earnings of \u00a371m and has been eclipsed in 10 rounds of boxing, in which Mayweather forced a stoppage in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Notorious\u2019 is renowned for his predictions and remarkably foresaw overtaking the Real Madrid star when the two athletes met last year.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo visited the UFC lightweight champion in training and the Irishman quipped: \u2018You were number one on the Forbes list, I was like number 35 or something. I\u2019ll get up. Maybe next year I\u2019ll get you.\u2019 Ronaldo replied: \u2018I don\u2019t think so.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>McGregor will still not be on top of the athlete rankings, with Mayweather\u2019s purse superseding his earnings. Some reports claim that \u2018Money\u2019 is in line for \u00a3233m from the lucrative Las Vegas clash.<\/p>\n<p>But both men can expect to overtake some huge names in the world of sport such as LeBron James, Roger Federer and Lewis Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Credit:DailyMail<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor is set to overtake Cristiano Ronaldo in the Forbes athlete rich list following his super-fight with Floyd Mayweather. The Dubliner\u2019s inexorable rise reached stratospheric heights in the cross-over clash which is expected to earn him in the region of \u00a377m \u2014 and that\u2019s before endorsement deals are considered. 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