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Conor McGregor on his value to UFC: 'I am the company'

Conor McGregor makes the UFC a lot of money, and he’s not afraid to tell you about it.

The UFC’s featherweight champion, who many people have predicted will defeat Jose Aldo in next month’s much-anticipated UFC 194 event, recently boasted about his value to the brand in an Instagram post.

“Leaving Ireland today for the West Coast to unify my belt and spearhead the unprecedented $90-100 million dollar UFC 194 event,” McGregor wrote.

“This event, along with UFC 189 putting me at close to $200 million dollars in revenue generated for this company. All in less than (six) months.