2021 isn't even halfway done yet and Forbes already has its list of the highest-paid athletes of the year.
Conor McGregor is number one, having been paid in $180 million, a good chunk of that coming for the sale of his whisky Proper No. Twelve to beverage giant Proximo Spirits. The rest of the top ten are the usual suspects, who all made lots of money on the field (and the pitch) and off.
No. 1: Conor McGregor — $180 million
No. 2: Lionel Messi — $130 million
No. 3: Cristiano Ronaldo — $120 million
No. 4: Dak Prescott — $107.5 million
No. 5: LeBron James — $96.5 million
No. 6: Neymar — $95 million
No. 7: Roger Federer — $90 million
No. 8: Lewis Hamilton — $82 million
No. 9: Tom Brady — $76 million
No. 10: Kevin Durant — $75 million