Conor McGregor appears to have no limit to options should he decide to abandon the UFC.
However, it doesn't appear likely he will leave. McGregor is the sanctioning body's featherweight champion, although he and the UFC were at odds. Their disagreement kept him off the UFC 200 card, likely costing himself and the mixed martial arts organization millions of dollars.
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McGregor reportedly rejected an offer of $2 million to fight Rasul Mirzaev — who was convicted of manslaughter in 2012 — on the Fight Nights Global card on June 17 in Florida. To up the stakes, Maciej Kawulski, co-owner of Polish promotion KSW, tweeted a $3 million offer to McGregor to fight featherweight champion Artur Sowinski.
Hey @TheNotoriousMMA we'd like to up the stakes. We offer you 3 mln $ to face KSW current FW champ. How 'bout that?
— Maciej Kawulski (@MaciejKawulski) April 28, 2016
McGregor is unlikely to take either offer for one reason — it's not enough money. Reports suggest McGregor will make nearly $10 million per fight in the UFC from prize money and pay-per-view revenue. So rival MMA competitions must come at him with a lot more cash if they expect him to jeopardize his UFC contract.
The decision to take McGregor out of UFC 200, in which he was to fight Nate Diaz in the main event, is expected to cost the UFC nearly $45 million, according to some accounts, so expect to see him back on a card sooner rather than later.
Reports suggest McGregor is in line for any of the three UFC showcase events following UFC 200, which is scheduled for July 9 at Las Vegas.