Terence “Bud” Crawford has shut down Conor
McGregor’s claims about a $200 million offer.
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.
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.