Conor McGregor News: 'The Notorious' Aims To Surpass Mayweather-Pacquiao Records
The UFC's new undisputed featherweight world champion Conor McGregor is not done setting high goals for himself, despite dethroning former long-time title holder José Aldo on Saturday night.
"The Notorious" pulled off a finish he had previously predicted multiple times - a first round stoppage. McGregor ended Aldo's six-year reign as a champion with a single straight left to the jaw, all of which happening inside 13 seconds of the fight.
His own method of marketing himself has made McGregor a top draw among mixed martial arts fans around the world. As he continues to make his predictions and is able to back them up in the process, he has so far proven that he is the real deal.
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During the post-fight press conference which was dedicated solely for him, McGregor expectedly spoke about his huge victory against the man who was once deemed as the pound-for-pound king of mixed martial arts. But he also went on to lay out his future plans, both for himself and the UFC.
This time, he went after the post-fight revenue numbers, where he confidently said he would be able to surpass the output from the boxing mega fight between retired undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao in May.
"I'm catching up. I'm only 27," McGregor said in the press conference. "Them old motherf*****s were 40 before they got that. I'm only warming up!"
McGregor went on to add that given his newly minted status as the featherweight world champion and the thousands of Irish fans flocking to wherever fight venue, he is certain that he can bring in more money to the company that could break prizefighting records.
"At 27 years of age, I stand here, the unified world champion," he continued. "Back-to-back MGM gate records. This is trending as the highest pay-per-view, Sholler I believe said, of all time for the UFC."
In a May report by Boxing Junkie, the May 2nd bout between Mayweather and Pacquiao generated more than $500 million in revenue, with 4.4 pay-per-view buys.
