FORMER ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP (UFC) lightweight champion and renowned mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor has emerged as the world’s highest-paid athletes in 2020, according to Forbes’ recently updated rankings on Wednesday.
For much of 2020, the world’s leading athletes were sidelined, working for reduced pay, playing to empty seats or isolated in competitive bubbles designed to thwart a pandemic that has sapped billions of dollars from professional sports.