Conor McGregor has told of how he once agreed to a two-fight deal to face Terence Crawford, who backed out despite a ridiculous offer.
The Irishman has been going back-and-forth with Crawford over the previous couple of days on social media after the boxing star mocked Ilia Topuria for his defeat on the White House. McGregor mocked Crawford for refusing to ever get within the cage, despite having a wrestling background.
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And through an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show last night, McGregor revealed that there was once a proposal on the table for the pair to fight over two bouts. One can be MMA before a boxing rematch and Crawford would have been paid $200 million by boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh.
Conor McGregor reveals details of $200 million Terence Crawford fight deal
After starting the trend of MMA stars moving over to boxing, Conor McGregor has grown exhausted by the one-sided nature of crossover bouts. So when Turki Alalshikh wanted him to face Terence Crawford, he agreed to box once they did a fight within the cage first.
Crawford was offered an astronomical variety of $200 million for the bouts, but refused attributable to caring about kicks. McGregor told the story on Ariel Helwani’s Show last night in an explosive interview.
“I got on the phone, ‘What’s the craic, Terence? It’s the Mac Daddy. I got [Turki] here,” McGregor recalled. “We’ve got an enormous deal for you. It’s lots of of hundreds of thousands, $200 million to be exact. Mixed martial arts against me, and a boxing one against you.”
He then claimed that Crawford replied: “I don’t wish to be kicked by you. No way.” McGregor then said: “Whatever, that’s advantageous. I don’t understand how as a person, or as a combatant, you couldn’t wish to test yourself.”
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