McGregor's $138k bar tab

Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor hold post bout press conference.

UFC superstar Conor McGregor racked up a bar tab of NZ$138,000 as he celebrated his boxing loss to Floyd Mayweather.

McGregor suffered a 10th round TKO in an absorbing battle with Mayweather in Las Vegas on Sunday.

But he might have had a bigger headache from the action after the bout.

He turned up to the official press conference with a bottle of Irish whiskey, and that was just the start of a long night.

"Oh, that whiskey takes so good," he blurted. "Oh, (expletive). Notorious Irish whiskey coming soon. I'm going to take over the Irish whiskey market, and this is delicious."

McGregor then headed to the Encore Beach Club, his regular Vegas haunt, and partied hard with his fans.

"You'll never beat the Irish," he said from the stage at the packed club.

"Thank you so, so much. Honestly, to everyone, from the bottom of my heart, thank you all so much."

The Daily Mail reported he shouted his large entourage to NZ$138,000 worth of drinks.

That was small change for a man whose basic wage from the fight was estimated to be at NZ$138m – and rising.

Meanwhile, across town, Mayweather arrived at his Girl Collection strip club in a bright red 2012 Bugatti estimated to be worth more than NZ$4m.

He also partied long into the night with his fans, celebrating a win that took his career to 50-0.

Some estimates suggest Mayweather could earn as much as NZ$480m from the fight which he maintains will be his final effort, having broken a two-year retirement to take on McGregor.

 

Photo: REUTERS Caption: Conor McGregor started celebrating his loss to Floyd Mayweather with Irish whiskey at the post-fight press conference and then partied hard with his fans in Las Vegas.