Conor McGregor celebrates topping Forbes’ Athletes Rich List with lavish cake

‘Baby we did it!’: Conor McGregor celebrates topping Forbes’ Athletes Rich List with lavish cake after raking in a staggering £127m this year


Conor McGregor celebrated being the top of Forbes’ Athletes Rich List in style on Thursday. 

The UFC champ, 32, was awarded the number one spot after he made a gigantic £127million over the last 12 months. 

Conor took to Instagram following the announcement and shared snaps of himself enjoying a cake which had Conor’s magazine shoot and the words ‘highest paid athlete in the world’ on the icing. 

Millionaire: Conor McGregor celebrated being the top of Forbes’ Athletes Rich List in style on Thursday

The decadent cake was piped with chocolate icing and had strawberries and blueberries at the corners. 

Proud of his achievements in both the UFC world and his whiskey enterprise, Conor took a photo of the dessert next to boxing gloves and his branded drink. 

Conor couldn’t resist holding two gold balloons which said: ‘#1’ and ‘proud of you’.   

McGregor made the £127million over the past 12 months, including £112m outside the Octagon thanks mainly to him selling the remaining stake in his Proper 12 whiskey company. 

Wow! The UFC champ, 32, was awarded the number one spot after he made a gigantic £127million over the last 12 months

Wow! The UFC champ, 32, was awarded the number one spot after he made a gigantic £127million over the last 12 months

'Highest paid athlete in the world':  Conor took to Instagram following the announcement and shares snaps of himself enjoying a cake which had Conor's magazine shoot on the top

‘Highest paid athlete in the world’:  Conor took to Instagram following the announcement and shares snaps of himself enjoying a cake which had Conor’s magazine shoot on the top

'Onwards and upwards we go': Taking to Twitter, Conor wrote: 'Baby we did it!! Uimhir a Haon. Thank you Forbes for recognising my role as an entrepreneur!'

‘Onwards and upwards we go’: Taking to Twitter, Conor wrote: ‘Baby we did it!! Uimhir a Haon. Thank you Forbes for recognising my role as an entrepreneur!’

He made just £15m from inside the Octagon, having lost his rematch to Dustin Poirier in January this year in Abu Dhabi. 

Taking to Twitter, Conor wrote: ‘Baby we did it!! Uimhir a Haon. Thank you Forbes for recognising my role as an entrepreneur! It was a dream to lead this list with so many successful athletes! Onwards and upwards we go.’

The Irish UFC star pipped six-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi to top spot with the Barcelona star having raked in £92m over a year in which athletes have been making more than ever off the field.

The Argentine international, who has been in the spotlight for much of the last 12 months after trying to leave Barcelona last summer while his mega £492m contract at the club also came to light, set a record for football players with his total of £92m. 

Talent: McGregor made the £127million over the past 12 months, including £112m outside the Octagon thanks mainly to him selling the remaining stake in his Proper 12 whiskey company

Talent: McGregor made the £127million over the past 12 months, including £112m outside the Octagon thanks mainly to him selling the remaining stake in his Proper 12 whiskey company

Messi’s great football rival Ronaldo, currently playing for Juventus, comes in at third on the list having earned £85m.

McGregor, as well as selling his whiskey company, also came up trumps thanks to his endorsements, adding DraftKings, video game Dystopia: Contest of Heroes, and the lifestyle brand Roots of Fight to his growing portfolio.

It represents only the third time ever that an athlete has raked in more than £49.5m from outside the sport while competing, following in the footsteps of Tiger Woods and Roger Federer.

McGregor is the first UFC star to have topped the yearly Forbes list, and the only Irishman to do so.

Congratulations: McGregor is the first UFC star to have topped the yearly Forbes list, and the only Irishman to do so

Congratulations: McGregor is the first UFC star to have topped the yearly Forbes list, and the only Irishman to do so