Published 12:20 IST, May 27th 2020
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman lashes out at Jorge Masvidal for ducking fight
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman recently slammed Jorge Masvidal for wanting to go up against Nate Diaz, instead of fighting for the Welterweight title.
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UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and BMF titleholder Jorge Masvidal have been hinting at a potential matchup between since past few months. However, as things stand, it appears Jorge Masvidal is longer interested in facing UFC welterweight champion as he recently expressed an interest in facing Nate Diaz one more time instead. While re has also been speculation linking Kamaru Usman with a title fight against Cor McGregor, ‘ Nigerian Nightmare’ still chose to lash out at Jorge Masvidal for ducking ir potential matchup.
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UFC: Kamaru Usman lashes out at BMF Jorge Masvidal
While interacting with ESPN, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman vowed that he would defeat Jorge Masvidal if y ever go at it in octagon. Kamaru Usman also criticised Masvidal’s decision to run it back with Nate Diaz. According to Kamaru Usman, he would bring a bigger event for Jorge Masvidal than Nate Diaz but believes that BMF would never accept fight against him.
“ guy that you kinda just beat, playing around, you thought that’s a better fight for you? Why is that a better fight than being champion of world? Oh, because you kw champ of world is going to beat s*** out of you” told Kamaru Usman to ESPN.
Despite Kamaru Usman’s condemning Masvidal's choices, BMF has t yet replied to Usman's words. BMF was reportedly set to step up against Cor McGregor in an action-packed welterweight contest at UFC Fight Island. However, matchup did t materialise and Kamaru Usman’s manr Ali Abdelaziz n offered a 170 lbs title shot to Cor McGregor on Twitter. While Abdelaziz's title shot was aimed at mocking McGregor, Cor McGregor vs Kamaru Usman could quite possibly go through if both fighters agree to matchup as UFC continues to host live events.
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UFC: Kamaru Usman mocks Cor McGregor
Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman recently mocked Cor McGregor as he went on to post a picture from his official Instagram handle. picture showcases a photoshopped im of Cor McGregor and Kamaru Usman in octagon and Usman proceeded to take a shot at McGregor in his caption.
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12:20 IST, May 27th 2020