McGregor could be set for £152m fight deal after | Boxing News

Conor McGregor could be set for a return to the world of boxing, as he eyes a multi-million greenback pair of fights with Terrence Crawford. The UFC star has been sidelined since his 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier of their trilogy fight, when he broke his leg.

He was set to make his return to the Octagon towards Michael Chandler in June, however was compelled to drag out of the bout via a damaged toe. The star confirmed that he will not be combating within the UFC till subsequent yr during an interview with Ariel Helwani at Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight showdown with Daniel Dubois final month, and it seems that the previous double champion is exploring different avenues whereas he awaits his return to mixed-martial arts.

In a current stay stream, McGregor claimed that WBA and WBO mild middleweight champion, Crawford, has rejected a $200million multi-fight deal with him throughout each disciplines. The Irishman admitted: “We were talking back and forth about a two-fight deal. He rings up Crawford in front of me the day after the fights.

“I get on the telephone and say ‘Crawford, they’re right here speaking about you and me [fighting]. Two-fight deal, MMA first, boxing second. I do know you might have an intensive wrestling background, and balls the scale of a Bengal tiger. They’re asking for a fight, it’ll be a whole bunch of tens of millions 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 must respect that.”

Reflecting on the incident himself with Bernie the Boxer, Crawford defined: “I instructed Conor, ‘Hell no’. They known as me and so they provided me the fight and me and Conor obtained on the telephone and began making an attempt to determine one thing out. And I instructed him, ‘Man I ain’t entering into no Octagon with you so you’ll be able to be kicking me and elbow me and s***’.

“He started laughing and s*** and he said ‘Man, I respect it. You respect my sport just like I respect your sport and you understand that if you get in an Octagon you’re going to be at a disadvantage. Just like if I get into the boxing ring with you, I’m going to be at a disadvantage’.”

Despite initially turning down McGregor’s public offer, it seems as if the 37-year-old arduous hitter is now contemplating the deal with the MMA legend. In a current Instagram remark, McGregor wrote: “Big respect to @tbudcrawford! $100million dollars in a fight, 1 in mma, 1 boxing. $200million dollars!”

To which, Crawford merely responded: “Tempted,” whereas tagging his fellow prizefighter. Despite having a background in wrestling which could have simply transferred over into the world of MMA, Crawford determined to hunt a profession in skilled boxing.

He made his debut towards Brian Cummings back in 2008, successful by way of a first-round knockout. Fast ahead to 2024, and Crawford has racked up a flawless file of 41-0, consisting of 31 knockouts and ten selections over the likes of Errol Spence Jr, Kell Brook, and Amir Khan to call a few. He most just lately defeated Israil Madrimov in August to say the WBA and WBO interim mild middleweight titles.

Mcgregor, in the meantime has loved a stellar profession on this planet of mixed-martial arts. He rose to prominence in Cage Warriors in 2011 and 2012, successful the promotion’s featherweight and light-weight titles earlier than making his UFC debut towards Marcus Brimage in 2013 – which he received by way of a first-round TKO.

The 36-year-old claimed the UFC’s featherweight strap in 2015 by knocking out a prime Jose Aldo in simply 13 seconds, earlier than attaining “champ-champ” standing by defeating Eddie Alvarez for the light-weight title the next yr. He was in the end stripped of each titles attributable to inactivity, and has failed to achieve champion standing within the years since.

No stranger to the world of boxing, the southpaw additionally ventured into the squared-circle in 2017 to tackle boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr in a skilled 12-round fight in August 2017 – going ten rounds with the 50-0 fighter earlier than being stopped by way of TKO.