Kamaru Usman and Canelo Alvarez
Pound for pound king of boxing, Canelo Alvarez hasn’t entirely ruled out a potential fight against current UFC P4P No.1, Kamaru Usman
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.
To Usman’s credit, the headlines for the fight write itself, and might be an interesting match-up for Canelo, who has run over assertively over all his competition.
Speaking with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, Canelo said, “Maybe. Why not? You never say no. My trainer told me about it and I said, ‘Well, if you say.’”
Although UFC president Dana White has ruled out the idea completely, Usman has kept his hopes alive. This statement from Canelo will serve as a positive dose of encouragement for the welterweight champion, who is himself running short of competition in his division.
As for Canelo, he has his next assignment set against Dmitry Bivol, for the WBA super light heavyweight title fight, which will take place May 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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.
“In 2022 I’m gonna shock the world. July, International Fight Week, I’m gonna fight Leon Edwards. God willing I get through Leon Edwards, September, Mexican Independence Day, I will stop Canelo Alvarez.”
Usman continued, “Absolutely I see myself winning the fight. Everything can’t be done until it’s done.”
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