Whether it is our fascination for the annual income of the mega-rich or our desire to see our favorite stars rule, the top 100 highest paid athletes list remains a tempting story to dive into.
Unfortunately for the wider MMA world, for the second time in the past two years, no mixed martial arts hunter has cracked the top 100 highest paid athletes of the year.
The last time we saw an MMA hunter on the top 100 was Conor McGregor in 2022; However, there were several top fighting athletes that made this year's list – can you mention them?
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No MMA hunters make top 100 highest paid athletes list for 2024
This week, Sports Business Outlet 'Sportico' released their official top 100 list of the best paid athletes from 2024 without MMA hunters with-even not the 'notorious' Premier Superstars.
That should not necessarily be a surprise, the Irishman failed to compete in 2024 after McGregor withdrew from his UFC 303 main event against Michael Chandler in the summer.
For the second year in a row, the Top Dog football icon Cristiano Ronaldo, who is said to earn a total of $ 260 million, was divided, $ 215 million for salary/profit and another $ 45 million in notes.
Second place went to Golden State Warriors -Superster Steph Curry, who earned $ 53.8 million in salary/profit and another $ 100 million in notes.
Six boxers crack the top 100 highest paid athletes list
In the third place we see the first of six boxers to leave their mark on the Top 100 list; The best earner in the world of combat sports last year was Tyson 'The Gypsy King' Fury.
After falling two decisions on the Ukrainian hero Oleksandr UsyK in 2024, Tyson Fury announced his shock pension from Boxing – a movement that the wider sports community has divided.
'De Kat' came in at number 7 with a sweet $ 122 million combined wallet. In the following months, Oleksandr UsyK was called by UFC champion Alex Pereira for a sensational cross-sport showdown.
Football, basketball and golf dominate a large part of the top 100 field, where the next Combat Sports Star Mexico's own Canelo is Alvarez, who scored two UD victories on Edgar Berlanga and Jaime Munguia in 2024.
Canelo Alvarez was planned to fight Jake Paul before Turki Alshikh's last-minute intervention and after his own super fight against Mike Tyson, 'The Problem Child' would act as the 52nd best athlete; Bring $ 38 million home to profit and $ 10 million in notes.
Athlete sports salary/Winningendorsements Totalcristiano Ronaldosoccer $ 215m $ 45m $ 260msteph Currybasketball $ 153.8mtyson furyboxing $ 7m $ 7m $ 7m $ 7m $ 7m $ 7m $ 7mlionel $ 7mlionel $ 7mlionel Ball $ 48.2m $ 85m $ 133.2mneymarsoccer $ 108m $ 25m $ 133moleksandr usykboxing $ 120m $ 2m $ 122mkarim Benzemasoccer $ 108m $ 8m $ 116mkylian mbappesoccer $ 85m $ 25m $ 110 am Rahmgolf $ 85.8 million $ 20m $ 105.8 million
Anthony Joshua and Naoya Inoue were the only other two boxers who crack the top 100 – and earned $ 60 million and $ 42 million each.
Unfortunately, there were no female athletes to crack the top 100.
Tennis star Coco Gauff was the last woman to come up; In 2023 she earned around $ 30 million, especially thanks to her open triumph.
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