Crawford rejects McGregor deal, says no to MMA

Andreas Hale, ESPNOct 2, 2024, 09:15 PM ETBoxing superstar Terence Crawford said Wednesday he rejected a deal to fight UFC great Conor McGregor because he didn’t want to participate in a mixed martial arts fight.In separate interviews, Crawford and McGregor revealed that Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, had offered them a two-fight agreement, with one in boxing and the other in MMA. McGregor said they would have been paid “hundreds of millions.”But while McGregor was ready to compete in both sports, Crawford declined.”They offered me the fight,” the four-division champion said in an interview with Bernie Tha Boxer. “Me and Conor got on the phone and started politicking to try and figure something out. Man, I’m not getting in no f—ing Octagon with you so you can be kicking and elbowing me!”Editor’s Picks2 RelatedMcGregor, 36, is no stranger to crossover fights. In 2017, the former two-division UFC champion boxed Floyd Mayweather….