Conor McGregor says he’s still not being paid his ‘price’ by the UFC despite signing a brand new deal

Conor McGregor re-negotiated his UFC contract ahead of his upcoming return.

MMA’s biggest superstar can be back in motion because the headliner for the 2026 edition of International Fight Week, which concludes with the UFC 329 numbered event.

McGregor will fight Max Holloway, because the pair run it back at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena in a welterweight bout 13 years after the Irishman’s victory over ‘Blessed’ down at 145 kilos.

With no pay-per-view under the Paramount+ deal, the UFC had to return to the table to secure McGregor’s Octagon comeback.

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After the UFC inked a $7 billion broadcast take care of Paramount, the PPV model was left up to now.

Given his record-breaking numbers for his fights, ‘The Notorious’ was taking home a handsome slice of the pie for the events he headlined. With the system changing, McGregor called his UFC contract “voided” consequently of the brand new broadcast agreement.

While that posed a hurdle in the way in which of his long-awaited comeback, McGregor confirmed a brand new UFC deal recently.

But although he’s blissful with the number they landed on, the previous two-division champion still doesn’t think the promotion is paying him what he’s “price.”

“I’m blissful to an extent,” McGregor said about his recent deal during a recent appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show. “There’s so much more there.

“I hope (my future) is with the UFC. I hope I get honored much more. I’m gonna prove much more so what I’m about.

“It wasn’t that difficult,” he added regarding negotiations. “We met in the center. We got a superb juicy one. Was it what my price is? Probably not. Was it what they desired to offer? Definitely not!

“We met in the center. I’m a good operator. I’m breaking my very own records.”

UFC 329 will mark the primary of two remaining fights on McGregor’s contract, after the length of his deal was not prolonged.

With Netflix recently entering the MMA space and talk of a BKFC debut continuing, the Irish star could have greater than only a UFC extension as an option for his future in 2027.