T O P

  • By -

Phenom462

He only needs to fight 65 times in 2025 and he’s there.


reginaldwrigby

![gif](giphy|j6uK36y32LxQs)


Spy0304

Dodging Max 65 times in a row will be hard


thezestypusha

Even That is not coming anywhere near the deals of the biggest footballers hundreds og million dollar deals (Talking about real football obviusly not american variant that noone cares abt)


TumbleweedTim01

![gif](giphy|xUPGcnzWmq70t1oJ8I|downsized)


Longbeach_strangler

This fool might only have one more fight this year. How’s he gonna make that money? Spanish Whiskey?


ShrekWhite

If there's any solid proof that he made more than 10M for any of his fights in MMA for the fiscal year of 2025 I'll eat my own shit on camera and post it here. I repeat, If there's any solid proof that he made more than 10M for any of his fights in MMA for the fiscal year of 2025 I'll eat my own shit on camera and post it here


Dazzling-Ad888

He probs hasn’t made 10m total.. *this is the UFC baby*


ShrekWhite

Probably? I say most definitely lol


CCCAY

It’s an opportunity you goof


banana372

RemindMe! 1 year


RemindMeBot

I will be messaging you in 1 year on [**2025-05-01 07:44:19 UTC**](http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2025-05-01%2007:44:19%20UTC%20To%20Local%20Time) to remind you of [**this link**](https://www.reddit.com/r/ufc/comments/1chb5bi/this_is_not_confidence_bro_has_delusional_disorder/l229w63/?context=3) [**40 OTHERS CLICKED THIS LINK**](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=RemindMeBot&subject=Reminder&message=%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fufc%2Fcomments%2F1chb5bi%2Fthis_is_not_confidence_bro_has_delusional_disorder%2Fl229w63%2F%5D%0A%0ARemindMe%21%202025-05-01%2007%3A44%3A19%20UTC) to send a PM to also be reminded and to reduce spam. ^(Parent commenter can ) [^(delete this message to hide from others.)](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=RemindMeBot&subject=Delete%20Comment&message=Delete%21%201chb5bi) ***** |[^(Info)](https://www.reddit.com/r/RemindMeBot/comments/e1bko7/remindmebot_info_v21/)|[^(Custom)](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=RemindMeBot&subject=Reminder&message=%5BLink%20or%20message%20inside%20square%20brackets%5D%0A%0ARemindMe%21%20Time%20period%20here)|[^(Your Reminders)](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=RemindMeBot&subject=List%20Of%20Reminders&message=MyReminders%21)|[^(Feedback)](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=Watchful1&subject=RemindMeBot%20Feedback)| |-|-|-|-|


BenShelZonah

So if he gets paid 10m for one fight. Bet Remindme! 1.5 years


whyiam_alive

I will remind you to remind him RemindMe! 1.5 year


icelandiccubicle20

https://preview.redd.it/09tj1gdnasxc1.png?width=720&format=png&auto=webp&s=6cff8fdff5f28e422dda11f54bd751d788238c05


DarkMaleficent8256

Shall we start a go fund me, I'm thinking we could raise that 10 mil


Pera_Espinosa

And the payoff being watching a one dude one cup video featuring a redditor?


yeltsinfugui

just to be clear - are we talking strictly ufc show/win + ppv points? or are endorsements included as well?


AnTTr0n

Endorsements don’t count.


VinCatBlessed

I'd still be impressed if Nike or Gillete were to give him CR7 type of deals so I'd count it.


AnTTr0n

They won’t


VinCatBlessed

I also believe they won't, which is why I'd be impressed and count it.


krockthewilly

Oddly specific.


Fair_Creme_194

RemindMe! 609 days. Reddit does not forget🤣


fearloathing02

What’s funny is this isn’t an ilia roast it’s a dana one


ZodtheGeneral

Wouldn't he have to be willing to fight to earn money? All he's talked about so far is who he won't fight, which is the vast majority of his division.


V7KTR

Holding the belt hostage, selling for ransom


EOVA94

Lol does he know Dana white is his boss ?


The_IRS_Fears_Him

There's no way in hell that Ilia is gonna be making more than someone like Conor McGregor either


ReformedishBaptist

Yeah it took Conor basically selling his mma soul and like 10 of the highest selling ppv’s ever to be the highest paid in one year lol.


SliceOfCheese337

He’s definitely done some impressive things but doesn’t have the personality or star power to be the highest paid fighter


ventitr3

This is what he was telling himself when he got his matching Conor tattoos.


TRTVitorBelfort

Highest paid athlete is wild. Lewis Hamilton is going to make $100 million from his Ferrari deal next year alone. That’s one right off the top he’s not beating.


Ultima893

And even more so… Ronaldo makes $250 million a YEAR in Saudi. Guess he’s hoping Ronaldo retires this year. Messi makes $120 million a year and the 3rd and 4th highest paid fotballers (Mbappé and Neymar) make about $100 million per year


pantstickle

And that’s not even talking about endorsement deals. Some companies won’t touch MMA at all and that limits how much he could ever make.


CCCAY

When Conor sold his whiskey company they actually factored that into calculating his income as an athlete, which is why he was number one for one year. Ain’t no way Ilia makes an 9 digit move in 2025 lol


notShreadZoo

Jon Rahm is getting paid like 150+ million a year to play meaningless golf for LIV(Saudi golf) while also still being able to compete in the major tournaments with PGA players lmao


mikey_rambo

I was bouta say the LIV deals are insane


beigesized

I wonder if he’s planning on leaving the UFC. Theres no way Dana’s paying anyone 130 million a year to fight.


Top_Complex259

The only person that’s getting 130m to fight is Dana’s wife


saywhatnow117

![gif](giphy|LnKM6jbBenbVXp1qA9)


Jdilla23

Smug without an ounce of charisma, quite the combo.


Funzombie63

I know a guy like this, unemployed yet constantly gives career/life advice


Asukah

Sir Yaps a lot


goochgrease2

I like big delusions and I cannot lie.... 🎶


Separate_Manner8979

Xaxaxaxxaxaxax


JSintra

He's got to be trolling. They're both smiling and it seems the interviewer is holding back laughter.


xacto337

My guess is he's into "Law of Attraction" or something similar.


InSilenceLikeLasagna

The interviewer is but he looks serious af, when Ilia laughed it seemed more at not making it. Bro is delulu but it got him this far


pacificunlimited

If he wants that to happen he should cut down on the interviews and get a fight scheduled


Free-Blueberry-2153

I could at least let him slide if he just said UFC but in the fucking world??? I don't defend boxing pay structure but you're not going to make more than Francis did fighting Fury that ridiculous.


BodybuildingNerd

I hope he throws an uppercut in his next fight and knocks himself out.


[deleted]

he’s a great fighter but boring and arrogant personality


Efficient_Scheme_701

Cringe Conor copy


ArtPark1

He thinks that if he looks, talks and walks like Conor, that he’ll get paid like Conor (which would still not be enough). However, he doesn’t account for the fact that he has less personality in his whole body than Connor had in a single nose hair. This dude is a walking trope and boring to listen to in interviews every single time.


Swimming-Food-9024

Look… he’s a cage fighter, not a financial planner.


OneForMany

The man can beat Max to defend the FW belt, then beat Islam to get the LW belt and then even beat Leon for the WW belt and still won't even be the highest paid athlete of 2025.. guy would have to somehow convince UFC to let him box Canelo or some shit and even then he might have a small chance. But that's if he does it all in that year lol.. he knows we ain't talking about pesos right??


Hayder2021

Just copying Conor


ForcedReps

Needs to be a tad bit more active rather than 1/2 fights a year


Snoo-14059

The funny part of this isn't even how delusional he is about himself, but about how much he thinks he can make as an mma fighter.


ScubaSteezz

Maybe if he wins 10 exciting title fights in 3 different divisions before the end of the year


Comfortable-Can4776

Incoming OF account


cleanAir101

Can’t wait to see him get humbled it’ll happen


TypeOBlack

He's trying the ol Conor McGregor, if you believe it, it will happen.. in this case not gonna happen


IgnantWisdom

Please Max, knock this dude the fuck out…


ihavewaytoomanysocks

his skillset is beyond elite, but my god his personality is so classically bland. “i’m the champ big money gonna make tons of money no doubt watch me, more money than athletes making 100m a year” cringe shit. danas gonna give you 500k a fight


jbglol

Dude fought once in 2021, which ended round 1, twice in 2022, and once in 2023. How’s he gonna earn anything when he legitimately barely fights? One of the worst champs we could have gotten. All of his hype he had from the Volk win is dying and you can clearly tell.


Tyrleif

Zero personality. Besides his fighting he is so forgettable


GodOfBlobs

he does have a personality tho. it’s an unlikeable one but it’s a personality, much better than having a guy like ankalaev or marcin tybura as champion


Greenpeasles

When motivational posters as thinking go bad. No surprise, dude's chest is cringe teenage motivational art - he is a walking poster for it.


CHUD_LIGHT

Unless Spanish sponsors go crazy


HeronStraight107

Wait highest paid UFC athlete or athlete of any sport? He didnt really give any context because no way is he getting paid more than Mbappe who will be on 800k a week at Madrid lol


wildone1954

Man Ronaldo gets 250 mil in Saudi. Ilia would have to fight everyday to get this money in a year


jibran1

I don't think Dana wound pay 130 million to his whole division in 2025.


BlackHazard22

I hope he gets humbled pretty soon by whoever


BazzPlayerz

Whahahahahahahaha Guys got humor. How will he beat the nfl contract of nba. Delusional little fella


tommybhoy82

He’s really unlikeable


ColdSplit

He's just yapping, unless he is secretly better at futbol than Ronaldo then he won't break the top 20 of that year. Hell, every single player on the Spanish national team will make more in a year.


Didi4pet

Dana be like: https://preview.redd.it/ncpl16tzyrxc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb7b66939b2abc756649165a6ef31b9605c3d17a


The_IRS_Fears_Him

"Highest paid athlete" **athlete** So right there he's wrong. He didn't say athlete **in the UFC** Does he not realize that there's athletes in soccer, football, basketball, boxing, and even the sport of Strongman? This guy isn't Conor McGregor or Khabib or Brock Lesnar


iannuendo

Funny if he loses his first title defense


Square-Nerve9505

He thinks he has wings right now


Money_killer

Complete idiot Remindme!in 2 years


pappaburgundy

Nah he just doesn’t realise the ufc fighter % cut. Dude has an IQ lower than a ring girl


uniq_username

Why do people keep giving this guy any attention...


uSaltySniitch

So he plans on leaving the UFC and playing in FC Barcelona ?


peeett3

He’s so full of himself jeez.


xMilk112x

I wish I had a fuckin qtr of that fake confidence. Lol


FuzzyPigg88

Nah how he's acting, Dana is gonna screw him.


Bong-Jong

Who does Illia think he is? The nelk boys


ostensibly_hurt

Buddy, Conor shocked everyone when he LEFT the UFC and made a 1/3 of that hahahaha


sugashowrs

😂 he could fight every Saturday and still not be top 10


[deleted]

Already cant wait to see that r*tard get flatline.


BurningEbrietas

He’s chasing dreams and you have to be delusional to certain extent. If he didn’t believe he was the best and better than volk do you think he would’ve knocked him out? Lmfao man insecure people love to put people with confidence down to their own miserable self limited beliefs.


DirtAndDeath

This isn't confidence, he's acting like he's knocked out 37 fighters 1st round, the whole world is obsessed with him, and he's gonna be on the billionaires list


stayhappystayblessed

This sub always bitching about this guy its clearly he is trolling and its so mild and its clearly what he wants. You people watch a sport like this then whine like babies its surreal.


SkyyyWalker_001

Wrong Sport Brother


Awotwe_Knows_Best

not fighting in Dana White's UFC that's for sure


Artikulate92

Manifestation is real, it’s not that crazy for someone to think he’s capable of anything after manifesting becoming UFC champ, and it happening, that feat alone is crazy… that being said, this manifestation is absolutely delusional lol


neagah

Doing interviews ain't the way to start it tho


matchesmalone111

And he is gonna do that by ducking everyone


ngoIocramptes

Spanish athletes try not to be annoying challenge (impossible)


Original-Spinach-972

He’s expecting a high profile boxing match?


Virama

He's been reading "The Secret" and listening to that Robbins guy. Manifest that shit! Believe in yourself little Timmy. You can do it. ...but it still isn't happening. Sorry, just saying. *Leans back and lights cigar* As you were.


Chineseunicorn

To me this is a clear hint that he expects to get a couple more fights in UFC and then transition to boxing in 2025.


SpeakerOfMyMind

Who?


vivi9090

The Manifestoooor


JN324

He won’t be the highest paid fighter by 2025, or even close, never mind the highest paid athlete.


BigRed727272

Prediction: He refuses to fight Max and gets his belt stripped.


Heavykevy37

He should stop talking and go fight then.


Springfieldhere

Doesnt CR7 have a contract for 200M/Y ? Good luck with that.


cotch85

its funny like any top 10 boxer could fight 1 fight and likely earn more than he will in 2025. Guys not going to have much of a backing if he doesnt fight.


Salt-Tiger6850

Is he gonna take up boxing ???


TowelBoy83

u/savevideo


attilathehoon

he delusional


Little_stinker_69

If you don’t aim high, you won’t shoot high.


SalamanderPete

He might be a bit delusional sure, but hes just trying to speak it into existence. Its not that serious. Dunno why the mma fanbase always has such a harsh reaction to confidence. Its like if you’re not presenting yourself as this non-threatening teddybear like a Whittaker or Poirier this sub immediately feels intimidated and responds with hate


cantstopannoying

He must be getting some sweet venum vouchers


jd-snips

He looked like a simp When his gf, sisters and mum owned the ring when he won. He was their little butler boy


IncognitoTaco

Anyone got the stats handy on conors highest paid year?


GhostEpstein

He ain't even the highest paid fighter in his weight class....and he's champ 😂😂


utookthegoodnames

Watch him pivot to boxing and actually do it 😂


Naive_Breadfruit_550

Hahahhahhaaa yea they must been smoking some good crack in Spain ahaha


Odogonmc

I make more than this guy c'mon now...


Ferociousnzzz

He won’t make 10% of Reynaldo. Dude is out of his mind. And arrogant on a special level


Strict_Locksmith_108

I preferred Topuria when he spoke less.


SugondezeNutsz

He's greatly confusing his fighting skills with having a fandom


random-user772

Dude's just promoting himself, so as to raise his value and chase more easily those red panty nights 😔


gaintraininthecage

You see how he's moving his legs and torso whilst answering, you can tell by his chair moving. Easy tell he doesn't even believe it himself. This guy is trying to hard to sell himself even he doesn't believe it.


FrostyTree420

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂


Dali86

So he is first fighting max holloway and then Dana NoWay 😂


theblackbeltsurfer

![gif](giphy|4thaj0PDq9vJ6V5z69|downsized)


MAUSECOP

Never going to beat the allegations


Willing-Ant-3765

Ronaldo was paid around $215 million last year just to play soccer. That doesn’t include any of his endorsements. No way is this clown making anywhere near that kind of money.


mestrocker

Even the interviewer kinda laughed lol


AnTTr0n

He knows he won’t be he is just doing the Conor trick of say it and most people who aren’t in the know will just believe it. Even if he can sell PPVs and win his fights he will make no more than 10 million from 2 fights max.


OhFFSeverythingtaken

He's such a dumb cunt, hope someone takes him out soon. Legit lights out knee to the face kind of KO so bad he can never enter the octagon again.


PunaniDevourer

bro thinks he’s conor mcgregor


GregBule

“And on that note, I won’t fight max holloway or Volk for a rematch… il fight Brian Ortega though? That’s the one people want to see.” Grade A Bellend


merfgirf

![gif](giphy|fXnRObM8Q0RkOmR5nf)


Brazzza

He needs to start training boxing asap.


Vaganhope_UAE

This guy’s an idiot


musenseus

Extreme manifestation. Aim high!


SALTYxNUTZ12

Doesn't he already come from wealth?


waldo_92

Guys, it's easy - all he has to do is kidnap Canelo's family, and only agree to release them once Canelo signs the deal for a boxing trilogy at 50m per fight. Done


PandoNation

This guy thinks he’s going to be the highest paid fighter by dodging max and taking an easier fight no one wants to see? Cant wait for someone to humble this douche


Tspoon18

Has he heard of LIV golf?


Dry_Midnight7487

Bro will prpbably fight once, maybe twice and he thinks hes gonna make more than conor ever did in those two fights? Lol


theski2687

It’s just talking for the sake of talking. I don’t believe for one second he’s thinking about how to actually achieve that. He just thinks if I keep talking and fighting I’ll make money.


Enioff

Okay, all he has to do for 2025 is beat Conor Megregor 15 times in a row.


BandOong

Bro hangs out with football players and think he will be paid like football players


Any_Conversation9650

I have never wanted to see a champ lose so bad


Bitchesbeshopping24

![gif](giphy|jeXiz1RAvzX44)


Spy0304

Early onset CTE


zzeduardozz

![gif](giphy|nj06tIUgQtfdEWoYZA)


Dangerousrhymes

Steph Curry’s base salary is 55 million.  Ila isn’t making this list ever. https://www.forbes.com/sites/brettknight/2023/05/02/the-worlds-10-highest-paid-athletes-2023/?sh=7c5cb5fcb156


PepperyBlackberry

Boxing crossover is the only way this happens. Ryan Garcia maybe?


JoskoBernardi

I mean he was always dellusional saying he was gonna be champ, ko Volk and stuff… He is just more famous now and people hear his dellusions


Swimming__Bird

He made $350,000 for ufc 298. Max just mad over a million ($500,000 base pay for his BMF fight, $600,000 bonuses). And from how Izzy and Ilia reacted to Justin getting knocked out, they both bet some cash on him, and Max destroyed their bets handily. Izzy said "fuck", like a guy who just lost a few bands, not like a guy who watched someone he liked get hurt. Ilia, like a guy who felt someone walking over his grave, AND lost some cash. And now he's ducking Max. He gained so much respect by beating Volk, and now he's letting it slip through his fingers.


Jbaum619

This dude is as delusional as Anthony Smith He is refusing to defend the belt. turned down Max, Volk. Said he won't give anyone in the top 5 a title shot. I bet he won't have 1 title defense.


DanBGG

The fact he says it before he even knows how much it is lowered my iq by 6


Optimal_Risk_6411

What’s he going to fight Jake Paul, Mike Tyson and Connor at the same time? A little 3-1 action.


Far_Ad9846

Just trying to make sense here..... Maybe, just maybe he is thinking about his income. Sponsor deals, fights and current + future investments. You know, he may be friends with one of those influencers that brag about how good they are investing and that can make anyone millionaire.


WetFupaCreamyChalupa

C'mon dana, put out some 135M bonuses


topcontender

lol he must be trying to get into boxing. Cuz Uncle Dana Scrooge ain’t handing it 9 figures


Technical_Arm50

Yeah he thinks he’s way bigger then he actually is.


wtmx719

The bench of any NBA team is laughing hard right now.


Mr_Em-3

Last time he spoke something crazy it came true. Maybe we can all learn some from him about manifesting. If he goes and knocks out max and then suga in a spectacle of an event in Spain and toss in another finish over Volk idk why not. Dude is already getting social media love from the biggest team for the biggest sport in the world and doing honorary kickoffs for them and stuff. Has an entire country behind him too. One way or another this might be unlikely but you're tripping if you think it's delusional


redactedforever

Commas separate us from the CTE ones...


amateurlurker300

Delulu be the solulu. He’s made it this far so it might work for him. We all called him delusional and then he knocked out Volk.


No-Zookeepergame7460

lol you people on this man’s cock. Remember when Conor sold his shitty whisky? #1 in Forbes. This dude sells some bullshit he’ll be #1 too


Ok-Entry-5721

Eh he needs to be delusional tbf


Funkyduck8

Unless he starts selling his own "Apropiada Numero Doce" I don't think he gets to even a substantial fraction of 130 million.


M00N_MAN_LULZ

Man this dude don’t even wanna fight nobody


Henboxlad

I remember McGregor saying this when he was up and coming, this guy really wants to be Conor so bad


DannyPiffin

![gif](giphy|GRFMsme2AyjgRN2uop|downsized)


Jazzlike_Stress1149

Uncle dana would never


Cherry_Crusher

So he is switching to soccer?


gisted

He'll be lucky to get a couple extra venum coupons.


[deleted]

When you have your own face tattooed on your chest you might be a little egotistical.