Boxing star says Conor McGregor’s $200 million offer claim is ‘a lie’
Former boxing Champion Terence Crawford has shot down a claim made by Conor McGregor on a recent episode of the Ariel Helwani Show. McGregor claimed that Crawford turned down the opportunity to face him in two megafights, saying: “I got on the phone, ‘What’s the craic, Terence? It’s the Mac Daddy. I got [Turki] here. We’ve got a big deal for you. It’s hundreds of millions, $200 million to be exact. Mixed martial arts against me, and a boxing one against you.”
Speaking to Yahoo Sports, Crawford claimed that this was not the case:
“That was a lie. It was cap. It wasn’t never no $200 million offer. 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. He’s making up numbers, in my head.“
Credit to MMANews for the transcription
Conor McGregor Next Fight
McGregor will be making his return to the octagon for UFC 329 on Saturday, July 11th against Max Holloway. The Irish star hasn’t had his hand raised since January 2020 (against Donald Cerrone) and he is coming off of a five-year layoff, but Holloway is moving up two weight classes to get this fight (from featherweight to welterweight).
We’ll be covering fight night live right here on F4Wonline, so keep checking back for the latest on UFC 329!
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