Conor McGregor once said that Terence Crawford turned down a $200 million fight offer. Now, during the speech on The whole Smoke Figt, Crawford explained why he didn’t accept McGregor’s offer and explained how he thought such a match would play out.
For context, McGregor previously claimed that Turki Alalshih and his team were trying to collect A $200 million deal for a boxing match and an MMA fight between them.
During his appearance at All fighting with smokehowever, “Bud” denied the claim, stating that the only reason he turned down the offer was because it never existed. Reflecting on how hypothetical boxing and MMA fights with McGregor would play out, Crawford said:
“($200 million) That’s a lot of money. I would beat his ass in the ring and I think it would be 50/50 in the cage.”
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Discussing what his game plan would be against McGregor in the Octagon, Crawford said:
“I would try to hack him. He was going to try to kick me like he just tried to do. I keep saying, man, he’s a kicker.”
Check out Terence Crawford’s comments below:
Crawford officially retired from boxing after his landmark victory over Canelo Alvarez in 2025, ending his career undefeated and cementing his legacy as one of the greatest boxers of all time.
Meanwhile, McGregor returned to the Octagon after a five-year hiatus at UFC 329, but suffered a knee injury seconds into the fight, prompting the referee to wave a stop just over a minute into the first round.
When Terence Crawford playfully rejected the idea of a fight with Conor McGregor
Terence Crawford is widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, but also has wrestling experience, making him a likely candidate to transition to MMA. However, he was never particularly interested in this idea.
During Crawford’s appearance at St A pound 4 pounds podcasthost Kamaru Usman floated the idea of a potential MMA fight between “The Bud” and Conor McGregor. Noticing that they were about the same size, Crawford jovially pushed back, saying,
“No, no, none of that. Don’t kick me, man. Don’t hit me, Connor. Connor, don’t kick me.’
Edited by Ujwal Jain
