CONOR McGregor is set to treat his family to a luxury holiday in the Bahamas with his Floyd Mayweather millions.
The Notorious is currently enjoying some downtime after earning a reported £100million on his pro-boxing debut last month.
McGregor, 29, has hired a private ‘Abramovich-type’ yacht to celebrate after a friend’s wedding on party island Ibiza – despite losing the record-breaking fight to Mayweather.
The Irish Sun has learned the UFC sensation will bring his extended circle of family — including sisters Erin and Aoife with mum Margaret and dad Tony — and friends on an all-expenses-paid trip to the sun-kissed tropical region for an extended break.
MMA star Conor has said it’s a reward for their unwavering support in the build-up to the Las Vegas superfight.
An insider explained: “Conor is determined to let his hair down after a hectic few months and wants to treat his family and team.
“He is hiring what is described as an Abramovich-type boat and they’re heading off to the Bahamas for some sunshine.
“It’s been an incredibly busy few months between the training camp and everything else so they’re all looking forward to taking it easy and relaxing.
“It’s a very generous gesture from Conor.”
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The Crumlin dad-of-one previously admitted he was heading to Ibiza for a friend’s wedding shortly after the fight.
He said: “After Saturday, I’m hitting Ibiza. I’ve never been.
“Two of my friends are getting married. We have a nice big 100ft yacht. We are going to Ibiza to celebrate.”
Conor is no stranger to the seas after previously purchasing himself a boat, although he soon passed it on to his father.
The power boat is called The 188 — the amount in euros that Conor received on welfare right up until the week of his first UFC fight in April 2013.
But after breaking it in, big-hearted Conor passed the luxury boat on to his dad Tony, joking that he was bored of his “summer toys”.
Former taxi driver Tony recently completed his captain’s licence so he can sail The 188 whenever he likes.
Our source added: “Conor brought the boat and skis out and had great fun with them but when he was bored he gave it to Tony.
“Tony loves it and is always out and about on it.
“He brought it over to Holyhead a few weeks ago with a few mates.”
Meanwhile, it has emerged that Mayweather tried to place a massive bet on himself just hours before he took to the ring.
The undefeated boxing legend approached a sports betting vendor in Las Vegas around 3.30pm — just hours before the main event — and tried to stake around £300,000 on the fight ending inside 9.5 rounds.
The odds were 1/2, meaning the 40-year-old would have stood to win make a £150,000 profit, but the bet was not placed.
Concerns over the legality of a fighter betting on anything other than a straight win reportedly caused a delay.
He then tried to bet on himself to win by knockout but was again frustrated by
the delay and left without staking any money. One source said: “He was p*ssed.”
Mayweather went on to beat McGregor courtesy of a stoppage one minute and five seconds into round ten.
He said after the fight: “I think that we bet on 9½.
“I gave my guy six figures to go bet. I have to make sure he bet because earlier today I went to the sports book to bet and they wouldn’t let me bet.”
Meanwhile, after earning £100million from his fight with Mayweather, Conor now faces a battle to cash in on his name.
McGregor has filed trademark applications for phrases associated with him both in Ireland and with the European Union Intellectual Property Office in Spain.
In January McGregor filed a EUIPO application for his fighting nickname The Notorious. In May, two Liverpool businessmen, Andy and John Underwood sought to block him.
In 2009, years before McGregor was a household name in MMA, they had registered Notorious Fightwear in the UK.
McGregor has also sought a EUIPO trademark for Conor McGregor. This is being opposed by a Dutch clothing company, Doniger Fashion.
Doniger used to be called McGregor Fashion, and over a decade ago it registered the McGregor name for clothing. After the Mayweather clash, McGregor announced his plans to sell an Irish whiskey called Notorious.
However, the EUIPO mark for Notorious for alcohol is already owned by Seamus O’Hara of the Carlow Brewing Company.
In July, EUIPO notified O’Hara that McGregor was seeking to trademark Notorious for alcohol, but so far he has not sought to block him.
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