Former two-weight UFC champion, Conor McGregor has urged his fellow fighters to chorus from bringing members of the family to their fights, after footage emerged of former welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman’s daughter in misery throughout her father’s knockout loss to Leon Edwards at UFC 278 last weekend.
Headlining UFC 278 towards two-time foe, Edwards, Usman, who led the battle on all three judges scorecards approaching a second profession win over the Birmingham native, was stopped with only a minute remaining within the ultimate spherical, as Edwards unleashed a brutal fifth spherical excessive kick.
Seeing his undefeated UFC run halted after 15 consecutive victories, Usman, who was making an attempt to safe his sixth profitable protection of the welterweight title, suffered the primary lack of his Octagon tenure in addition to the primary knockout defeat of his skilled profession besides.
Off the again of the stunning and definitive knockout loss, footage emerged of Usman’s supervisor, Ali Abdelaziz and administration stablemate, Henry Cejudo – awestruck on fighter’s row on the Vivint Enviornment following the consequence. Nevertheless, additional footage and a report from MMA Junkie reporter, Mike Bohn revealed how Usman’s younger daughter was escorted from the world after viewing her father’s brutal knockout loss.
“Simply witnessed Kamaru Usman’s daughter get carried out off the world ground by one in all his staff as she bawled her eyes out,” Mike Bohn tweeted. “That was a tragic sight. #UFC278.”
Conor McGregor urges his fellow combatants to depart their households at house
Initially laughing at Usman’s stunning knockout loss, Conor McGregor, a former undisputed light-weight and featherweight champion underneath the UFC banner, urged his fellow fighters to chorus from bringing members of the family and kids to the world.
“I really feel this deep,” Conor McGregor tweeted. “I don’t recommend bringing household in anyway. Particularly the kids. That is completely different combating. I’ve finished each side of this and really feel going to the mission solo is finest. You may see household once more post-battle. Will certainly be persevering with this fashion going ahead.”
Off the again of his title win over Usman, Edwards has expressed his willingness to share the Octagon with the Auchi native in a right away championship trilogy rubber match within the U.Okay. subsequent yr.
