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McGregor has previously said that a two-fight crossover offer was on the table courtesy of Turki Al-Sheikh. However, according to the Irishman, Crawford turned it down. The unbeaten boxer has now clarified whether the offer was real.
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Crawford has revealed that there was no serious offer for a two-fight deal comprising a boxing and a mixed martial arts bout against McGregor.
“That was a lie. It was cap. It wasn’t never no $200 million offer,” Crawford told Ariel Helwani. “They asked me would I do it, and I told them, ‘You ain’t about to be kicking on me, Conor.’ We were on FaceTime, and I did tell him that. But they didn’t say, ‘Hey, you got $200 million. You fight him in boxing and MMA.’ That was never the case. If it was said to me, I could say there was an offer, but if nothing is previewed to me, I can’t say what is what. He’s making up numbers, in my head.”
Terence Crawford responds to Conor McGregor $200 million crossover offer claim
Crawford further claimed that for the amount of money McGregor says was offered, he would have accepted.
“I would have done it. Why wouldn’t I? I don’t need to do it [now]. Back then, it would have been a good deal. Right now, where I’m sitting at right now, I don’t need to do it… Back then, I probably would have took it.”
Crawford retired last year, with his final victory coming against Canelo Alvarez. Meanwhile, McGregor is eyeing a triumphant return to the Octagon at UFC 329, where he’ll square off against Max Holloway in the main event, in the penultimate bout of his current Ultimate Fighting Championship contract.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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