UFC star Conor McGregor is known for his suited fashion, family, whisky and tattoos, while boxing champion Floyd Mayweather has his Las Vegas house, Bugatti and Ferrari cars and Louis Vuitton and Prada clothes

It’s no secret that Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor are two of championship fighting’s biggest personalities. Each prizefighter may have earned his stripes in different arenas – professional boxing for Mayweather and MMA for McGregor – but the two nevertheless came together in 2017 for what was dubbed “the biggest fight in the history of combat sports”.

Equipped with talent, fame and fortune, both fighters continue to make their mark leading lives of luxury and adventure. While Mayweather ultimately defeated McGregor in a 10th round technical knockout, both personalities left the ring with more wealth and notoriety than ever before. The big question is: who’s leading the more fabulous life?

Mayweather, a 42-year-old American, is fabulous where it matters most: in the bank. While reportedly worth roughly US$560 million, Mayweather may have generated even more than that, given that he is also estimated to have earned a billion dollars over his career. In 2018 alone, thanks to his headline-grabbing bout with McGregor, Mayweather was the year’s highest-paid athlete in the world.

McGregor, the 31-year-old Irish fighting champion, has crossed over from MMA to professional boxing and is flirting with an entry into the WWE. His over-the-top personality and undeniable talent in the ring have helped to also place McGregor among the highest-paid athletes in the world, earning him more than US$47 million between June 2018 and June 2019 alone.

“The Notorious” has used his fortune to invest in a variety of high-end business ventures in the world of sports, fashion and entertainment. Earlier this year, McGregor embarked upon a new project, co-founding whisky company Proper No. Twelve. Modestly, McGregor seeks to turn Proper No. Twelve into the world’s number-one Irish whisky – giving 250-year-old Jameson a run for its money.

Down to the way he dresses, McGregor has always had a flair for the dramatic. He’s a fashion icon, sporting sleek and stylish three-piece tailored suits in bold colours and patterns. McGregor’s fashion passion led him to introduce his own lifestyle brand, August McGregor. The company’s suits were designed in collaboration with the designer David Heil, who has dressed the likes of Kobe Bryant, Brad Pitt and Elon Musk.