He certainly has worked it to his advantage in a short few years, the most I have seen of any contest he was in was the snippet that might be on the news post fight.Would I be a fan of McGregor's sport, no, but credit where its due, he is some athlete and some man to play the system and make money.
TBH I have seen almost zero promotional stuff and had pretty much forgotten when the so called fight was on until it got mentioned in a conversation yesterday, as Tippcon says I really couldn't care who wins either but just a bit interested to see how it goes being something that hasn't been tried before.Sick and tired of the whole thing. Sooner the better it's over.
I'd imagine it will be as you say. If either party gets knocked out in the first round, the payout will be reduced as pay per view viewed won't have to pay as a result I'm told!
One nice story i heard about mcgregor is that he named his yacht 188. €188 is what he used to get on the dole.