Renowned podcaster and UFC broadcast team key player Joe Rogan has weighed in on the idea of a super fight between the pound for pound best fighters of boxing and MMA
The latest front-runner in a growing list of MMA fighters who want to transition into MMA is UFC P4P king, Kamaru Usman. Usman had previously expressed his idea of a super-fight against the current best in boxing, Canelo Alvarez.
Kamaru Usman has some elaborate plans for 2022, after he comes back from his latest hand surgery. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ has identified a prospective fight outside the UFC roaster in boxing P4P king, Canelo Alvarez.
Kamaru Usman was last seen inside the octagon at UFC 268, scoring a second victory against Colby Covington. Speaking to TMZ Sports, Usman said that he’s aiming at a July rematch against top-ranked Leon Edwards, and a September boxing super-fight against Canelo Alvarez.
Popular comedian, podcaster and martial arts enthusiast Joe Rogan made an appearance on the ‘Hotboxin’ podcast with Mike Tyson, and weighed in on Usman’s case. He said that even if Usman cannot beat Canelo, the experience of stepping into a new world will be invaluable for him.
“I would like to see him fight Canelo, I really would,” Rogan said (via MMAFighting). “Not because I think that he’s a favorite in a boxing match against one of the greatest boxers of all-time, but I want to see him get a giant payday. The same way I would like to see [Francis] Ngannou fight Tyson Fury. That’s a way you can make a s—t-load of money, and I don’t think it damages his potential as a UFC fighter. I think it would be invaluable experience for him, as a champion, if he did have that fight and then came back over to MMA. I think he’d probably be even better as a striker if he gets through it relatively undamaged, even if he loses.”
“Usman beats Masvidal 10 out of 10 times” – Kamaru Usman’s manager Ali Abdelaziz hits back at Jorge Masvidal after he claimed that he is not a legitimate striker
The outlandish Ali Abdelaziz is one of the most polarizing figures in MMA today. Although people might dislike him, its no doubt that he’s always worked tirelessly towards providing his fighters with the best deals and fights.
Masvidal’s claim that Usman is not a legit striker did not sit well with his manager, who clapped back on Twitter. Ali is known to be thicker than blood with his clients, and accompanies them during fight camps, weight cuts and the actual fight.
A Renzo Gracie jiu-jitsu black belt himself, Ali replied to this assertion on Twitter by saying, ‘ I believe Kamaru is the best striker and the best wrestlers in the UFC, and if they fight 10 times he will beat him 10 times. I always say it, there is elite fighters and there is good fighters, there is levels to this.’
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