UFC star Conor McGregor might not be active in the octagon right now, but he is still raking in the millions sitting at home. Over the past few days, McGregor has been betting heavily on sport with an impressive success rate. In just two soccer games over the weekend, McGregor earned in excess of $2 million thanks to Spain and Argentina.
Sunday was a huge day for the football world with two major finals taking place. First, the Euro finals between Spain and England. This was followed by the final between Argentina and Colombia for the Copa America. After making $1.8 million for betting on Spain to win, the ‘Notorious’ won another cool million when Messi’s Argentina lifted the Copa America! Luck of the Irish, if you will, but it just made McGregor a million richer.
McGregor had placed a bet on Argentina to win the tournament outright on the first of July, two weeks before the final. ‘The Notorious’ gambled $365,000 and walked away with $1,003,750 thanks to an extra time winner from Lautaro Martinez. Therefore, McGregor is now $2,023,750 richer from the two bets that he had placed.
‘The Notorious’ will be aiming for his win streak to continue when he steps into the octagon later this year. After his recent withdrawal from the fight at UFC 303, there were a lot of doubts surrounding McGregor’s future and if he would fight again this year. However, in a recent tweet, McGregor provided much-needed reassurance to his fans, stating that he spoke to Dana White about a new date for the fight and confirmed that the fight would take place in 2024 itself.
