Kamaru Usman and Canelo Alvarez
P4P kings of their respective sport, Canelo Alvarez and Kamaru Usman go back and forth in an epic show on Twitter
UFC welterweight champion and P4P best fighter Kamaru Usman has reinstated that his desire to fight Canelo Alvarez isn’t solely driven by a big payday, but also the prospect of an exciting challenge at this point of his career.
‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ devastated Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261, and moved one step closer to the all-time record for the most consecutive wins in the UFC. Anderson Silva holds the record with 16 consecutive wins.
In a recent Instagram Live session where he hosted a Q & A, Usman claimed that he could even beat Canelo Alvarez in a boxing match if he “put his mind into it.”
In an Instagram Live session where he hosted a Q & A, Usman claimed that he could even beat Canelo Alvarez in a boxing match if he “put his mind into it.”
However, the Nigerian did acknowledge the greatness of Alvarez.
He said: “I think I can do anything that I put my mind to. I don’t disrespect Canelo. I think Canelo is one of the best, one of the greatest of this generation and I do not disrespect him at all. I respect his skills and I think he’s a phenomenal champion. But I also know whatever I put I mind to, I go out there and I get it. So if it’s in the cards in the future, maybe we’ll dance. We’ll see.” [via Bloody Elbow]
After Usman’s manager Ali Abdel Aziz for called Canelo a coward and accused him of ducking his client, Canelo hit back with a sentence made famous by Conor Mcgregor. ‘ Who is that guy’. Tensions seemed to flare and Usman found the need to cool things down as he posted the following tweet, ‘ Let’s just all relax… before somebody gets hurt 😉’
Even as he attempted to cool of the situation, the Nigerian did not stoop down on an opportunity to poke fun at the Mexican. Canelo immediately replied by saying, ‘ I agree cuz it will not be me 👊🏻’
The war of words continued to escalate as both fighters started to make claims and set stakes when they eventually end up fighting. There were no signs of the situation diffusing as Usman replied by saying that he was willing to fight the boxer inside the ring or in the cage.
He said,’ In the cage or the ring I’m willing find out in both… Are you? 👊🏿’
Usman raised the longest standing debate between MMA fighters and boxers, that although MMA fighters are willing to step up inside the ring, the latter hasn’t shown any interest in doing otherwise.
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