The Dubliner lost the massive sum on Francis Ngannou's MMA comeback fight
Conor McGregor has vowed to win back the $500,000 he lost on Francis Ngannou 's MMA comeback fight on Saturday night.
The former two-weight UFC champion recently celebrated a spate of winning bets, winning over $8m in a single week over the summer when he backed Spain to win Euro 2024. The Spaniards' win over England in the final won the former two-weight UFC champion $1m while Argentina's triumph over Colombia in the Copa America final netted him $365,000.
But he was way off the mark when it came to Ngannou's first MMA fight since he outpointed Ciryl Gane in 2022 as the Cameroonian took down Ferreira in the opening minutes before landing a barrage of punches on the canvas, forcing the referee to step in.
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