Top UFC fighters received half of Cristiano Ronaldo's weekly wage in 2020

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UFC fighters around took just half of the wage earned by Cristiano Ronaldo in 2020.Fighters competing in the UFC are not well paid compared to other elite athletes in major sports.

A fighter who tops the bill received £267,480 on average in 2020.In comparison, an NBA star can make up to 40 times that amount.Despite this, however, MMA athletes saw a 15% increase to their pay packets from two years ago, according to parimatch.co.uk.The publication states: “UFC's biggest star Conor McGregor was reported to be the world's highest-paid athlete earlier this year, taking home a whopping £136 million between May 2020-21.

The bulk of it did come from his endorsements and activity outside of the octagon.“But despite some fighters' dismay at the financial situation within the sport, Parimatch's MMA Earnings tool reveals that salaries have increased by almost 15% on average annually over the past five years.

However, it still finds itself someway off some of the world's biggest sports as the study reveals."Meanwhile, superstar Ronaldo earns £500,000 a week, having signed a two-year deal with Manchester United over the summer.He was the third-highest paid sports star on the planet from May 2020 to 2021, making £91million according to the same publication.Lionel Messi was second with £99million in earnings, while Conor McGregor was the biggest earner of that period with a jaw-dropping £137million.Ronaldo recently spoke at the Dubai Exhibition Centre on Friday.As well as being asked a series of questions, Ronaldo wanted to provide his fans with a message."Listen carefully,” Ronaldo said to the audience."What I’m going to say, it's coming from the bottom of my heart."I didn’t expect this platform coming up, to see many people like this.