“Know an exotic animal dealer?” Conor McGregor was determined to buy a ‘wild’ chimpanzee after making it big in combat sports

Conor McGregor was once thinking about following Mike Tyson's footsteps to buy an exotic animal for his collection.

“Know an exotic animal dealer?” Conor McGregor was determined to buy a ‘wild’ chimpanzee after making it big in combat sports

Conor McGregor (Source: BelFast Live)

Conor McGregor was once close to getting an exotic chimpanzee for himself. In 2015, The Notorious was in his absolute prime and had won the UFC featherweight title. McGregor was all over the media and made an appearance on the Late Night Show of Jimmy Kimmel. 

During the conversation, Kimmel and McGregor talked about earning millions and buying cars. Kimmel mentioned how Mike Tyson used to have a pet tiger when he was a champion. The Irishman was a big fan of Tyson and revealed that he would definitely like to have something like Tyson did. 

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“Well you know a exotic animal dealer?,” McGregor asked Kimmel jokingly. The UFC superstar then went on to reveal that he would like to have a monkey or a chimpanzee in his house. “I have been really giving serious thought to getting myself an exotic animal, and a tiger would be right up there… I’d love a monkey, maybe a chimpanzee. Just a cool chimpanzee whipping around would be unbelievable as well.”

Kimmel helped McGregor to get to the decision and asked him to get a chimpanzee. The ‘Mystic Mac’ had a good laugh and promised that the next time he comes to the show will bring his new pet. ‘I’ll tell you what, I’ll come back (to your show) with my brand new chimpanzee,” said McGregor. Although McGregor never bought any exotic animals he did use his money on various other businesses and successfully built his empire. 

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How did Conor McGregor make his fortune from scratch?

Joe Rogan and Conor McGregor
Joe Rogan and Conor McGregor (Image Courtesy: UFC)

In 2021,Conor McGregor aced the Forbes highest paid athletes list by earning $180 million in one year. The former UFC double champ has come a long way from working as a plumber in Ireland.

The Notorious earned a lot of his initial wealth through his MMA fights and paychecks. McGregor single-handedly brought in millions of new people to UFC  and became a PPV superstar. His fights are some of the biggest PPV events in the promotion’s history. 

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In 2017, McGregor did a boxing bout with legendary boxer Floyd Mayweather and the cross sport event was a monumental success. The fighter made around $100 million from the event which set him apart from any other MMA fighter in the world. 

On top of all this, McGregor has his own Irish Whiskey brand, Proper Twelve which the fighter has promoted all over the world. It has been a huge success with the company’s overall worth to be around $600 million.

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