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Eamon Doggett

Conor McGregor makes billionaire claim and names toughest ever opponent

Conor McGregor claims he will become a billionaire in only two years and also named his toughest ever opponent.

The Crumlin man has become the biggest name in his sport and has also been quickly developing a business empire, which includes his own whiskey brand.

And in a revealing Q&A session on Twitter, the 33-year-old said that he thinks he will become a billionaire by the age of 35.

With an estimated net worth in the region of €100 million, McGregor is already one of the richest athletes in the world but would join a select club - including Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Floyd Mayweather - if he were to join the billionaire club.

McGregor has not fought in the octagon since last July when suffering a broken tibia in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier.

Indeed, despite losing three of his last four fights in the UFC, McGregor has still been raking in the cash.

Last month he holidayed in the French Riviera with his partner Dee Devlin and their three children.

Among McGregor's lavish purchases in recent years includes a €3 million Lamborghini yacht.

But the fighter has plans to return to the octagon and named his old Nate Diaz as his toughest ever opponent.

With the score at 1-1 between them, McGregor thinks a trilogy fight would be a great spectacle.

He said: "The trilogy will be of epic proportions when it goes down.

"Nathan, and his fighting styles, are never far from my thoughts throughout my own practices.

"When it happens, I’m ready."

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