He beats stars like Messi or Tom Brady in earnings per minute

Sports is one of the most lucrative activities, especially if you are a great person all over the world. Only a select number of people are able to reach this state, but if you do, your future is practically guaranteed due to the huge contracts that are dealt in almost any way.

Much has been said about the contracts signed before Leo Messi As for Kylian Mbappe In the world of football, it is investigators Stephen Curry As for LeBron James On the NBA Or even from those stratospheric briefcases that boxers fell for in their time. For all of them, there is one that outshines them, and completely breaks with the iconic molds.

Surprisingly, it is not among the most watched sports in the world. Irish wrestler Conor McGregor He is the one who takes the cake in this aspect, that is, he is the absolute leader in terms of earnings per minute. The very high cache he had in MMA made him first in the table.

According to the data of the betting company.OLBG’, extracted from May 2021 McGregor has managed to get the most out of his only fight since then. went against Dustin Poirier In July last year at Las vigas Despite his fall, he managed to collect $ 31 million in just nine minutes. This means that he earned 6 million per minute, a figure that is a real scandal.

An amazing amount that no one ever comes close to. Of course, the two people accompanying him on the platform also refer to the fighting world, although they are specifically to the boxing world. Canelo Alvarezwith 1,310,000 and Tyson Fury, with 1,030,000, ranking second and third, respectively. A display of how much money is generated by contact sports, which monopolizes the top positions in the list.

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American power

None of the first three were American, however, and they all fought a large portion of their fights in said area. If the rest of the “top ten” are observed, then from the fourth to the tenth, the athletes stationed there are born in the country.

The main reason for this is nflWell, thanks to her, they are ranked fifth to tenth in terms of their lucrative contracts. With big events like power They are followed around the world, although their potential core of fans resides in the United States. Thus, the contracts are much larger than those offered in Europe.

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Ryan Ramzik As for Aaron Rodger, both NFL players, are ranked #5 and their numbers aren’t as impressive as those of the top three. They, despite their exorbitant salaries, only make between $52,000 and $60,000.

This larger reduction is due to the fact that the minutes of NFL games are much larger than those of any boxing or MMA match, which can be decided in a matter of seconds, something practically unthinkable in other times-set sports.

Football is very low

You have to go down in some positions to find the players. In this case, it is Neymar The first to appear on the list. The Brazilian ranks twelfth thanks to Karam psg When it comes to giving him a salary to put him first in football.

Of course, he wasn’t even close to MacGregor’s numbers, as he only makes just over $28,000 a minute. The sheer number of games played throughout the season, the ability to go over the fifty minutes, and the ninety minutes played, at least, puts it down a lot by comparison.

Much beyond that there are other famous personalities of the sport such as Leo Messi As for Cristiano Ronaldo, as it turns out that they are not the best paid despite the attractiveness they still have in football. The Argentine is in twenty-second place and the Portuguese is in the thirtieth. Although considering they have great contracts, the profitability of other sports, either because of their duration or improving salaries, keeps them lagging behind.

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