Glasine kruže da će McGregor da zaradi oko 100 miliona dolara u borbi sa Floydom Mayweatherom. Mnogi smatraju da se oko Conora sve samo vrti oko para i da se samo zato bori, čak što više velik deo borilačkog sveta misli da će da završi svoju karijeru nakon ove borbe. 

Međutim njegov trener John Kavanagh smatra drugačije i izjavio da njega više ne motivišu pare već izazovi, izjava Johna:




It’s not money that’s motivating him anymore. He could very easily make similar money from doing some movies or doing endorsements. It’s the challenge. That’s why he’s in the gym laughing every day. If he left the gym now and stopped fighting, what would he do with his free time? You can only sit in one car at a time, you can only have one meal at a time. Eventually you want to do something that’s enjoyable to you. And that would be Conor drifting back into the gym. It’s what’s enjoyable to him.

Često imamo prilike da čujemo McGregora kako se hvali njegovim parama ali šta vi mislite šta njega motiviše pare ili izazovi?