Kamaru Usman and Ali Abdelaziz (The Sun)
Ali Abdelaziz shuts down Jorge Masvidal’s claim that Kamaru Usman is an average striker by saying that the ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ can beat him 10 out of 10 times
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 made an appearance on the latest episode of ‘Impaulsive‘ podcast with Logan Paul where he discussed about his devastating loss to Colby Covington, his future plans and the champion Kamaru Usman.
While speaking about Usman he said that the pound for pound number one fighter is beatable, and his striking is average. He also believes that he wobbled Usman briefly during their rematch and he just got complacent that led to the knockout.
“Oh, I know he’s beatable. There’s not a man alive who isn’t beatable. Taking the second round out of it, the first round after I got up, I started landing some big shots. The first knee I threw he took me down. The second I hit him with, hit him right here on the chest, and my thigh hit him on the jaw, wobbled him a little bit. So on the feet, he’s nothing special, man. He might have gotten me but he’s nothing special on the feet. He’s not a legit striker on the feet yet.”
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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