Conor McGregor has claimed he was supplied a sensational two-fight take care of considered one of boxing’s largest present names, that included a bout within the octagon.
The UFC legend confirmed his mettle in 2017 when he headed over to the ring to face the long-lasting Floyd Mayweather in a uncommon crossover combat. Since then there was an eagerness to see him again within the ring, and he has linked again up together with his childhood Crumlin Boxing Membership.
He misplaced that bout to Mayweather after a formidable ten-rounds, and now insists that he’ll solely 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 nice Terence Crawford.
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Conor McGregor particulars ‘multi-million greenback’ combat talks with Terence Crawford
Final weekend, Conor McGregor was in attendance at Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois in Wembley Area, and met Crawford ringside with boxing supremo Turki Alalsheikh. The pair spoke briefly, and it seems that a combat between the pair was introduced up.
“Crawford may be very slick, he additionally has a wrestling background pedigree,” McGregor famous throughout a latest Kick stream for Duelbits. “You already know they’re at all times speaking to me about bouts. I’ve already boxed a boxer, and the most effective boxer in MMA is me.
“I generate probably the most [money]. We have been speaking forwards and backwards a few two-fight deal. He rings up Crawford in entrance of me the day after the fights. I get on the cellphone and say ‘Crawford, they’re right here speaking about you and me; two-fight deal, MMA first, boxing second.
“I do know you’ve gotten an in depth wrestling background, and balls the scale of a Bengal tiger. They’re asking for a combat, it’ll be lots of of thousands and thousands on the road. ‘What’s up?’, I stated after which he goes, ‘I don’t fancy taking a kick off Conor McGregor’, that’s what he stated. You need to respect that.”
Terence Crawford’s promoters beforehand supplied two-fight deal to Conor McGregor in 2020
It seems to be a special tune from Crawford than he and his staff as just lately as 2021, after they appeared eager to do a two-fight deal. The boxer’s coaches have been assured that he may win each bouts, whereas producing large cash within the course of.
After headlining at Madison Sq. Backyard towards Egidijus ‘Imply 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 acquired an elite boxer in Terence Crawford preventing an elite MMA man in Conor McGregor beneath MMA guidelines,” Arum told ESPN on the time.
“You don’t suppose that will be attention-grabbing and one thing the general public would wish to see? I believe it’s very lifelike. Every time they’re prepared, we’re prepared. We’d do the MMA combat first if that’s what they need.”
Conor McGregor plots UFC comeback for 2025 after dropping out on Michael Chandler combat
After two years of increase a combat with Michael Chandler, McGregor missed out on his probability to combat the American this yr. They have been as a result of meet at UFC 303 in Las Vegas, however the Irishman suffered a damaged toe which pressured him out of the occasion.
Now, Chandler is about to rematch Charles Oliveira at UFC 309, as he opts to maneuver on from the bout in spite of everything that point. In the meantime, talking on the DAZN broadcast final week McGregor famous that it’s now unlikely he fights in 2024.
“Will probably be 2025,” he replied when requested by Ariel Helwani. “We are going to 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 fitness center and be in form. Every time it’s and wherever it’s, I will probably be 100 per cent prepared.”
He’s eager to maintain Chandler as his opponent, regardless of the reserving of his combat with Oliveira. Requested who his subsequent opponent will probably be, he replied: “Who is aware of, it doesn’t matter. Whoever, let’s see. I prefer it to be Chandler. I want him nicely and see the place it goes.”
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