UFC star Conor McGregor is attempting to bring some of boxing's biggest names to the cage, but he has been unsuccessful in securing a deal with a pound-for-pound star.
Appearing on a livestream for Duelbits, McGregor spoke about his attempt to bring four-weight world champion Terence Crawford to the cage in a two-fight deal, but this was rejected.
After becoming the undisputed champion at welterweight last year, Crawford won a world title in a fourth weight class last month when he beat Israil Madrimov to become the WBA light middleweight champion.
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With Crawford currently one of the hottest names in combat sports, there is no surprise that he has been linked with a possible move to mixed martial arts, however, McGregor revealed that the 37-year-old has no interest in swapping the ring for the cage.
"Crawford is very slick, he also has a wrestling background pedigree," McGregor said.
"You know they’re always talking to me about bouts.
"I’ve already boxed a boxer, and the best boxer in MMA is me. You know what I mean? I generate the most [power].
"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 phone and say ‘Crawford, they’re here talking about you and me [fighting]. Two-fight deal, MMA first, boxing second.
"I know you have an extensive wrestling background, and balls the size of a Bengal tiger. They’re asking for a fight, it’ll be hundreds of millions on the line.
"'What’s up?', I said and then he goes, ‘I don’t fancy taking a kick off Conor McGregor’, that’s what he said. You have to respect that."
McGregor is no stranger to making the crossover after he faced Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match in 2017, but it was a night to forget for the Irishman who was stopped in the tenth round.
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