Conor McGregor has revealed he would have been fined $10million (£7.5m) had he been disqualified from his mega fight with Floyd Mayweather in August.

The UFC icon eventually lost his debut boxing contest after being stopped in the 10th round in Las Vegas, but much of the pre-fight build-up centred around whether McGregor would look to catch Mayweather with an illegal move in a bid to be the first man to beat the five-weight world champion.

He ultimately kept within the rules but, had he opted to stray from the laws of boxing, McGregor would have been hit with a fine which would have made a significant dent in £100m he is expected to have earned in Vegas.

Conor McGregor was stopped in the 10th round of his contest with Floyd Mayweather

McGregor has revealed he would have been fined $10million if he was disqualified

The Irishman appears to have been offended by suggestions he wasn't taking the contest seriously, given he hired renowned referee Joe Cortez to help him in his preparations.

Speaking at a fan event in Glasgow, McGregor said: 'Here's when I knew I was up against it: The ref was like, even if I lift my leg up, it's a point deduction. I'm like, "How is that a point deduction without even a warning?"

'So they're telling me they're going to deduct points straight off the bat. And if I do get disqualified for any reason, it was a $10million fine. Ten million f***ing dollars.'

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'They were making up all these f***ing stipulations like I wasn't taking it seriously. Like I didn't have a hall-of-fame referee at my camp present at every single spar. Do you know what I mean?

'I had a boxing referee in Ireland, a great boxing referee in Ireland and then Joe Cortez in Vegas, every single spar. I put in so much work and had given so much respect to the rule set and the discipline, I was kind of expecting it back.'

McGregor hasn't set foot inside the Octagon since his historic UFC 205 victory over Eddie Alvarez in November 2016, with a rematch with Nate Diaz a serious option for his return. For the lightweight champion, though, legitimising his sport is a priority over chasing more money.

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'Look, I've got the UFC title to defend and that means something to me. I will defend that world title,' McGregor declared at the SEC Armadillo.

'Nathan (Nate Diaz) is there. He's trying to come in here and make all of these demands. If he starts pricing himself out of an event, I probably will defend against the person who wins this interim belt…or someone along that line to legitimise it again.

'I've already gone from the highest of the high in terms of a money fight. Now the question I always get is about defending the belt and legitimising the sport and the rankings.'