Conor McGregor cashed in on his boxing debut. So what’s next for The Notorious? Fans have been clamoring for a third installment of a McGregor-Diaz bout, but several roadblocks currently stand in the way of a third fight.
One of those impediments is a simple matter of bottomline. According to TMZ , Diaz is looking to get paid at least $20 million for the trilogy to happen.
Nate Diaz’s boxing coach says his fighter needs BIG money … or else he ain’t coming back to fight Conor McGregor a third time. How much? “At least $20 million, $30 million,” Richard Perez told Submission Radio. “Come on. UFC’s making a whole lot of money. They’re giving more to McGregor, so it’s not fair because it takes two in that ring to draw a crowd.”
Conor’s been droppin’ hints that a Diaz trilogy is what he wants for his UFC return — basically challenging Nate to do the dance at 155 pounds for the belt.
Diaz seems down … but clearly feels he deserves just as much scratch as his superstar rival. There’s more … Perez says Nate will whoop on Conor if he gets through training camp uninjured — which he says wasn’t the case for their UFC 202 rematch — and guarantees his boy is the better boxer of the two.Shots fired.
Conor’s purse from the Mayweather fight has upgraded his taste from hamburgers to filet mignon. An upgrade in payday is a necessity going forward for Conor. In the two fights against McGregor in 2016, Diaz took home roughly $2.6 million. McGregor by himself did not sell the bout with Money Mayweather nor will it against Diaz. McGregor may be the box office draw but there is no fight unless Diaz gets a healthy cut on his end.