UFC president Dana White believes that Conor McGregor's monstrous net worth could have played a part in his recent run of poor form in the octagon.
When McGregor made history by winning the lightweight title while still featherweight champion, he was one of the highest paid athletes the sport had ever seen. But he hit another stratosphere when he boxed Floyd Mayweather the following year, with a reported payout in the region of £100million arriving for his professional debut in the ring.
And ever since that bout with Mayweather, he has won just once amid a host of injuries, poor performances and outside-of-the-cage controversies. He has lost three times in that period, and is averaging less than a fight a year after suffering two major injuries including a broken leg last year.
