Conor McGregor has claimed he was offered a sensational two-fight take care of considered one of boxing’s biggest current names, that included a bout within the octagon.
The UFC legend showed his mettle in 2017 when he headed over to the ring to face the enduring Floyd Mayweather in a rare crossover fight. Since then there was an eagerness to see him back within the ring, and he has linked back up together with his childhood Crumlin Boxing Club.
He lost that bout to Mayweather after a formidable ten-rounds, and now insists that he’ll only take an identical deal if he’s allowed to face the boxer within the UFC octagon. And he now says he has held talks over a possible two-fight contract to face pound-for-pound great Terence Crawford.
Conor McGregor details ‘multi-million dollar’ fight talks with Terence Crawford
Last weekend, Conor McGregor was in attendance at Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois in Wembley Arena, and met Crawford ringside with boxing supremo Turki Alalsheikh. The pair spoke briefly, and it seems that a fight between the pair was brought up.
“Crawford could be very slick, he also has a wrestling background pedigree,” McGregor noted during a recent Kick stream for Duelbits. “You realize they’re at all times talking to me about bouts. I’ve already boxed a boxer, and one of the best boxer in MMA is me.
“I generate probably the most [money]. We were talking forwards and backwards a couple of two-fight deal. He rings up Crawford in front of me the day after the fights. I get on the phone and say ‘Crawford, they’re here talking about you and me; two-fight deal, MMA first, boxing second.
“I do know you’ve an in depth wrestling background, and balls the scale of a Bengal tiger. They’re asking for a fight, it’ll be tons of of hundreds of thousands on the road. ‘What’s up?’, I said after which he goes, ‘I don’t fancy taking a kick off Conor McGregor’, that’s what he said. You’ve gotten to respect that.”
Terence Crawford’s promoters previously offered two-fight deal to Conor McGregor in 2020
It appears to be a distinct tune from Crawford than he and his team as recently as 2021, after they appeared keen to do a two-fight deal. The boxer’s coaches were confident that he could win each bouts, while generating massive money in the method.
After headlining at Madison Square Garden against Egidijus ‘Mean Machine’ Kavaliauskas in December of 2019, promoter Bob Arum proposed a deal for the pair to compete first within the cage after which within the ring.
“You’ve got an elite boxer in Terence Crawford fighting an elite MMA guy in Conor McGregor under MMA rules,” Arum told ESPN on the time.
“You don’t think that might be interesting and something the general public would need to see? I believe it’s very realistic. Each time they’re ready, we’re ready. We’d do the MMA fight first if that’s what they need.”
Conor McGregor plots UFC comeback for 2025 after losing out on Michael Chandler fight
After two years of build up a fight with Michael Chandler, McGregor missed out on his likelihood to fight the American this 12 months. They were as a consequence of meet at UFC 303 in Las Vegas, however the Irishman suffered a broken toe which forced him out of the event.
Now, Chandler is about to rematch Charles Oliveira at UFC 309, as he opts to maneuver on from the bout in any case that point. Meanwhile, speaking on the DAZN broadcast last week McGregor noted that it’s now unlikely he fights in 2024.
“It can be 2025,” he replied when asked by Ariel Helwani. “We’ll see. My opponent that I had scheduled has been matched, it’s what it’s. I take it on board and rock on. My job is to go to the gym and be in shape. Each time it’s and wherever it’s, I shall be 100 per cent ready.”
He’s keen to maintain Chandler as his opponent, despite the booking of his fight with Oliveira. Asked who his next opponent shall be, he replied: “Who knows, it doesn’t matter. Whoever, let’s see. I prefer it to be Chandler. I wish him well and see where it goes.”
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