Conor McGregor named among the 10 highest-paid athletes by Forbes in 2021

COVID-19 has had a variety of devastating effects on the professional sports industry, including huge revenue losses due to various pandemic-related factors. However, just like in the world outside of this world, the highest-income people in the sports field are relatively unaffected and are still making money.

on Wednesday, Forbes releases annual ranking Among the 10 highest-paid athletes in the world in 2021, UFC’s Conor McGregor topped the list with a revenue of $180 million in the past 12 months. The two football stars are Barcelona’s Lionel Messi ($130 million) and Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo ($120 million)-second and third, followed by the Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dark Prescott ($107.5 million) and LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers ($96.5 million).

Here are the entire top ten:

• UFC’s Conor McGregor: $180 million
• Lionel Messi in Barcelona, ​​Barcelona: $130 million
• Juventus Cristiano Ronaldo (Cristiano Ronaldo), 120 million US dollars
• Dallas Prescott, Daklas Cowboys: $107.5 million
• LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers: $96.5 million
• Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain: US$95 million
• Roger Federer, tennis: $90 million
• Lewis Hamilton (F1): $82 million
• Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Pirates: $76 million
• Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets: $75 million

Although most of McGregor’s income comes from the sale of whisky brands, he also made $22 million when he appeared at UFC 257 in January.

This year is the first time on the Forbes list that four athletes have earned more than $100 million, and four athletes have joined five other athletes-Federer, Neymar, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Tiger Woods-Revenue exceeds 100 million U.S. dollars in one year.

When compiling its on-field revenue data, Forbes used the method to calculate all bonuses, salaries and bonuses during the period from May 1, 2020 to May 1, 2021. At the same time, by estimating the sponsorship transactions, appearance fees and licensing income, as well as the cash return of any business operated by the athletes, by tabulating the off-site income over the same period.