Conor McGregor earns staggering $2m a SECOND during blowout win of Cowboy Cerrone at UFC 246
CONOR McGREGOR earned £1.5million PER SECOND for destroying Donald Cerrone in the first round, claim Piers Morgan.
Notorious' blowout win came after just 40 seconds of the Las Vegas clash - with the Irishman, 31, claiming he is set to net £60m.
And Piers Morgan replied to a UFC tweet about McGregor to highlight his impressive payday, he said: "40 seconds... $2 million per second."
The purse for McGregor's fight with Cerrone - which isn't even a title bout - is set for £3.8m.
But once pay-per-view earnings are taken into account, the figure the Dublin ace lands will be given a huge boost.
McGregor is estimated to be worth £75.6million but claims he will be a billionaire before he turns 35.
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He said after the fight: "Etch my name in history.
"I like this weight division. I am unscathed and in shape but I still don't think I am back where I was.
"I am going to party and spend time with my family but then I will be back in the gym and ANYONE can get it next."
Some fans and fellow fighters were not impressed with the display.
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Nate Diaz raged: "This s***s all fake. Weak as f***."
One fuming fan replied: "There was defo something up with that. Surely a fix?"
And another added: "What a joke of a fight, that was terrible. Fix."