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Conor McGregor: UFC fighter tops Forbes' annual athletes rich list

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Only 12.2% of McGregor annual earnings came from his UFC fight against Dustin Poirier

Conor McGregor was the world's highest paid athlete over the past 12 months, according to the , earning just shy of 拢128m.

The Irish mixed martial artist made 拢15.6m from his fight against Dustin Poirier, with the rest coming from the sale of his whiskey brand and a growing endorsement portfolio.

Footballers Lionel Messi (拢92.4m) and Cristiano Ronaldo (拢85.3m) come next with NFL quarterback Dak Prescott (拢76.4m) and basketballer LeBron James (拢68.6m) rounding out the top five.

Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton was the only Briton in the top 10, sitting eighth with earnings of 拢58.3m.

Roger Federer, who topped last year's list, came seventh (拢64m) with Super Bowl winning quarterback Tom Brady, basketball star Kevin Durant and PSG forward Neymar completing an all-male top 10.

McGregor, 32, was defeated on his return to the Octagon in January in his sole MMA outing of the last 12 months. The Dubliner tops the Forbes list in his second appearance in the top 10, having been named fourth in 2018 after his fight with Floyd Mayweather.

"Adding in his endorsements, McGregor made $158m (拢112.3m) outside of his fighting career over the last 12 months, becoming only the third athlete, after Roger Federer and Tiger Woods, to earn more than $70m (拢49.8m) off the field in a single year while still actively competing," said Forbes.

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic wreaking havoc to the sporting calendar in the last year, the top 10 combined earned 28% more than last year's top 10.