Conor McGregor has again raised questions about his value to the UFC as negotiations over a potential return to the promotion continue.
The former two-weight champion recently discussed the financial side of a comeback while referencing the reported deal signed by Conor Benn with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing.
McGregor suggested that if Benn’s contract carries the $15 million reported valuation, then the price for his own return to the Octagon should be significantly higher.
Conor McGregor questions his value compared to Conor Benn’s deal
Speaking on Smash Cast’s “Undefeated & Undisputed” with Chael Sonnen and Ian Parker, ‘The Notorious’ openly questioned how much his comeback should be worth.
“How much do you think it’s worth? How much do you think McGregor to return is worth?” he began by saying.
“Someone said: ‘If your man Benn, Connor f—— Ben, is what he’s worth, how much is McGregor worth?’”
The Irishman’s last Octagon appearance came against Dustin Poirier in July 2021, but it is still hard to argue against him remaining one of the biggest MMA stars in the world.
Conor McGregor reacts after being left off UFC Freedom 250 White House card
McGregor previously addressed the possibility that he would not appear on the upcoming UFC Freedom 250 event scheduled for the White House, and that is now confirmed.
The card will feature several major fights including Ilia Topuria vs Justin Gaethje, Alex Pereira vs Cyril Gane, Sean O’Malley vs Aiemann Zahabi, Mauricio Ruffy vs Michael Chandler, Bo Nickal vs Kyle Daukaus and Diego Lopes vs Steve Garcia.
Before the line-up was confirmed, McGregor suggested the promotion may deliberately keep him away from milestone cards in order to maximise revenue from future events.
“They don’t usually put me on UFC 200s or 300s or The Sphere. They usually put me on UFC 201 or 301, you know, like a double sale thing.
“That’s the White House is going to hit no matter what. Who the f— gives a f— can we put on it? And then wheel McGregor out for the second one. So we double our economic take.”
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