In spite of his loss to Floyd Mayweather, Conor McGregor stays winning.

The UFC lightweight champion has long made it a mission of his to climb to the top spot on the Forbes Sport Rich List and following his fight with Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas this weekend, it looks he'll be pretty close to reaching that goal.

He became the first MMA fighter to ever make the list in 2016 when he was named the 24th richest man in sport and he called out the man in top spot – Cristiano Ronaldo – when they linked up before his rematch with Nate Diaz last summer.

With it being reported that McGregor earned £77m from 'The Money Fight' alone, he'll overtake Ronaldo's expected earnings of £71m and eclipse him in the rankings.

The only man keeping Conor off top spot? Floyd Mayweather, who will clear in excess of £100m for the bout.