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Published 15:52 27 Oct 2016 BST
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"Conor earns every penny that he gets; every cent, every dollar. "I take nothing away from him - get it while you can. Our careers in this sport are pretty short. They can end in a split second." "Some people deserve it because they sell the fight and do all the talking, and some people don't," he added. "I think Conor has helped out everybody to get better paid. "Hopefully everybody goes up, up on the ladder when it comes to pay. If they can shell out that much money [to him], then everybody deserves a raise."While there has been plenty of brick-bats aimed at The Notorious and plenty of jealousy at his astronomic pay-outs, it is good that fighters are finally realising that McGregor's high profile can only benefit them in the long run. Colm Parkinson is joined by Paul Rouse for a heated debate about Sky Sports' five-year GAA deal and an exclusive chat with AFL star Zach Tuohy on the new GAA Hour.
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