Stockton’s own Nate Diaz finally got his redemption. The former UFC star defeated his former foe, Jorge Masvidal, in their maiden clash inside a boxing ring. Diaz secured a majority decision win but from the financial standpoint, it appeared that another one of his former rivals, Conor McGregor, turned out to be the big winner.

“The rich get richer,” said Conor McGregor in a recent tweet, and it seems that to be the case recently. Despite the heated rivalry he had with Nate Diaz that produced two of the biggest UFC fights in history, the Irishman decided to make a gamble on the Stockton native, and guess what? It paid off massively for ‘The Notorious’.

As per a message from the California State Athletic Commission to ‘MMA Fighting’, Nate Diaz was set to earn more than Jorge Masvidal, and their estimated payouts were $500,000 and $300,000, respectively. It was a big drop for Diaz, who earned an estimated $2 million from his fight against Jake Paul, but his and ‘Gamebred’s purse could not edge past Conor McGregor, who made over a million dollars more than the duo.

Meanwhile, Conor McGregor put all his money on Nate Diaz to emerge as the victor, which did happen. The Stockton native earned the majority decision with a scorecard of  95-95, 97-93, and 98-92, scoring his first pro boxing win. Investing in his former rival appeared to be a great financial decision by ‘The Notorious’ as he earned a whopping $1.6 million. But what did the fans say? Well, they think there’s a conspiracy in place.

Did Conor McGregor know the judges of the Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal fight?

The fans, meanwhile, speculated how Conor McGregor could have been so accurate in his prediction. For many, the common consensus is that the Irishman had some connections with the judges who scored the Nate Diaz vs Jorge Masvidal bout. A fan added, “Because he knew the right job was in… Clearly he knew a couple judges were in on the fix.” Despite Diaz finally securing a win over Masvidal, fans claimed that “The real winner tonight! [Conor McGregor]” since the payout is the most vital aspect of such boxing matches.

With fans devising the theory that Conor McGregor’s winnings might have been arranged, they would also wonder how much he is going to keep for himself, asking, “How much of that is going to the judges?” Meanwhile, given that his comeback fight’s uncertain nature is hurting Michael Chandler more in a multitude of ways, fans believe McGregor’s $1.6 million win looks like rubbing salt on ‘Iron’s wounds as one X user stated, “Chandler crying,” while another fan stated, “Conor made more money not fighting than Nate did for fighting 10 rounds,” aiming Nate Diaz.

Others would even bring up the recent legal troubles of Khabib Nurmagomedov who’s in a $3 million debt situation and seemed surprised at how Conor McGregor quite easily made half of that amount in just one fight, and that too, without even competing in it. One fan, with the belief that he might put his money into another sport, said, “Half of Khabib debt in a single night. Just wait for him to cash his payout in copa too when Argentina wins it all!!
That’s really something from Conor because fans also believe that he knows how to go around making money. “He’s good in making money for sure,” an X user added.

Apart from fans talking about Conor McGregor making money from Nate Diaz’s win, most fans want them to fight for the third time. With one fight after Michael Chandler remaining on his contract, could the Irishman get that trilogy fight? Also, what do you think about Conor McGregor’s $1.6 million win? Let us know in the comments down below.