After suffering an intense knockout, Kamaru Usman praised Leon Edwards’ performance, but made a request to his rival for the future within the UFC
After losing the UFC belt, the fighter Kamaru Usman broke the silence about the hard defeat suffered in front of Leon Edwards at UFC 278. Despite regretting the setback, the former welterweight champion has already projected his return to the Octagon and asked for a new chance to fight for the division’s title.
“what makes more sense [do que uma revanche]? Look at the division. That will definitely happen next. I talked to Dana [presidente do UFC], let’s let it do its thing and see which date makes sense. I was looking to fit in this year but it will probably be next year and I want to go to England”, said Kamaru Usman in an interview with the website ‘TMZ Sports’.
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“I feel that England is my second home. England is half African. It’s time to go out there and entertain my people. What a story! It can’t be written any better than that. I’m feeling fine, I’m in good spirits. It’s a fight, it happens. (…) What a blow! It was a big hit! It was like a ‘Hail Mary’ in the last 10 seconds of the Super Bowl, it was a big blow”, he added.
As for Leon Edwards’ victory, Kamaru Usman insisted on cheering for his rival’s victory and said he wasn’t angry with the new UFC champion. Excited about the possibility of a rematch, the fighter planned the venue for the event and was excited about the chance to regain his belt in the fighting world.
“I like Leon and I’m very happy for Leon. This is great for his story and it’s even better for mine. He wanted a fight in London and now he got it, and it’s a big fight. It’s a mega fight. I’m excited about it!”, said Kamaru Usman to close the interview after being defeated in the UFC.
Khabib Nurmagomedov also commented on the defeat of Kamaru Usman last Saturday, 20, in the fight for the welterweight belt (up to 77.1kg) against Leon Edwards, at UFC 278, in salt lake cityus United States. In a statement to the channel “Mr. MMA Shorts”, the former champion of Ultimate revealed concern for the recovery of the Nigerian fighter after the knockout suffered.
Source: sportbuzz
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