CONOR MCGREGOR and Machine Gun Kelly fought at the MTV Video Music Awards Sunday night.
Both the American rapper 31 and 33-year-old MMA legend, have enjoyed significant success in their respective careers. But who is the bigger name?
They had a major row at the MTV VMAs
MGK, also called Colson Baker, is a popular figure with 8.7 million followers on Instagram.
McGregor's is a far better example.42.2MILLIONFollowers on the same social media platform.
McGregor is also a three-time champion in the featherweight and lightweight divisions of UFC.
Music is the only thing that matters. MGK's latest album, Tickets to My Downfall, reached No1 in the US as well as No3 in the UK.
He also holds two MTV Video Music Awards. His second was won at Sunday's ceremony.
McGregor did not win any prizes in New York, but it is believed that he has more money than his rival.
Celebrity Net Worth reports that the Irish fighter has a net worth of $2.5 million.$200MILLIONFortune - approximately PS145m
This is far more than MGK’s reported bank balance at $10m - approximately PS7.25m – although it's still a very nice amount.
According to TMZ Sports a dispute broke out when McGregor met the rapper to say hello.
Rumours claim that McGregor was pushed out of the UFC by MGK or his security.
Page Six claimed McGregor was "ready to throw his fists," but the fighter has denied these claims.
He stated, "Absolutely nothing [happened]." I don't know. I'm just here and I don’t know. To be completely honest, I don't know the man.
"Just rumours. I was never involved in any of these. Only fight genuine fighters. Only fight real fighters.
"I don't even fight Vanilla Ice white rappers. I don't even know him. I know nothing about him except that Megan Fox is his girlfriend."
McGregor's rep told HOAR McGregor that he did not initiate the incident and was never kicked out. He is still inside enjoying the show.
