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Conor McGregor confirms he was supposed to fight at UFC 224

Related Topics: UFC 224, Rafael dos Anjos, Beef

Conor McGregor and Rafael dos Anjos were close to settling a beef that began over two years ago.

On Wednesday, “The Notorious” celebrated his top-five placement on Forbes’s 2018 list of the world’s highest-paid athletes via social media, while also dropping a tidbit about a recent fight booking falling through.

Made it to number 4 on the Forbes list this year. If I had of fought on the agreed May 12th bout in Rio De Janeiro, I would have surpassed Ronaldo and Messi to take 2nd place.