Conor McGregor offered US$5 million to fight Chinese kick-boxer, claims coach John Kavanagh
- ‘Well-known’ promoter reaches out to UFC star’s camp
- ‘Legitimate’ offer for a three-round fight is proposed
Conor McGregor was offered US$5 million to fight an unnamed Chinese kick-boxer, the MMA star’s coach has claimed.
John Kavanagh told the True Geordie Podcast he had received the offer as he discussed Floyd Mayweather’s on-again, off-again fight with Japanese kick-boxing prodigy Tenshin Nasukawa.
“I’ll give you a funny one,” the Irishman said. “I had a guy message me just a few days ago. A Chinese kick-boxer wanted to do three rounds with Conor for US$5 million.”
Mayweather cancelled a three-round fight with Nasukawa scheduled for New Year’s Eve in Saitama, near Tokyo, after claiming promoters the Rizin Fighting Federation had changed the initial agreement.
The undefeated American boxer, 41, claimed it was only meant to be a private exhibition in front of a group of wealthy investors, and pulled out three days after appearing at a press conference in Tokyo.
