UFC Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman isn’t too impressed with the concept of Conor McGregor returning straight right into a title shot particularly in opposition to himself.
McGregor has expressed his interest is trying to develop into the primary three-weight division champion and goals to finest Usman on his solution to doing so, one thing Usman isn’t taking to very evenly.
“I don’t take something that he says critically as a result of I perceive he’s only a clout chaser,” Kamaru Usman advised Sky Sports. “He’s simply in search of clout.
“He likes to connect his identify to the man on the prime of the game, simply to announce his resurgence. That’s what he does. If he’s combating, he’s going to tweet about it. If I’m combating, he’s going to tweet one thing.
“He simply desires to maintain his identify related on the market, as a result of clearly, his combating isn’t doing the speaking anymore. He desires to maintain his identify on the market, that’s why his fingers are doing the speaking these days.”
Kamaru Usman Believes Conor McGregor Isn’t Worthy Of A Title Shot
It’s clear to see Kamaru Usman has no real interest in Conor McGregor and his antics and believes the Irishman isn’t a worthy opponent for him.
“To be sincere, the actual competitor in me is like no, no f****** means. I wouldn’t even take note of him as a result of I do know what he’s doing, and I do know the place he’s at in his profession.
“He hasn’t gained a combat in a few years. Sure, these have been robust fights, however it’s what it’s. If I needed to combat Conor [McGregor], I might nonetheless really feel the identical means, that’s a prime contender.
“Does he deserve it? No person deserves something, so he shouldn’t sit there and say I ought to get this or I ought to get that. Myself and the corporate will set down and determine what makes most sense.
“I’ve been the man that everyone calls out and that’s as a result of I’ve one thing that everyone desires. On the finish of the day, if it’s Conor or no Conor, Leon [Edwards] or Colby [Covington] or [Gilbert] Burns, on the finish of the day it doesn’t matter.
“All people goes to name me out, that’s what they’re presupposed to do. It’s as much as myself and the corporate to take a seat down and say ‘okay, this man is value it, ‘let’s exit and take him out subsequent’.”
Kamaru Usman was fast to chuckle off McGregor’s feedback that he’s simply “a jab-happy, sloppy, orthodox wrestler with no submissions in any respect” and revealed why he would come out on prime if the pair do find yourself going through one another.
“You possibly can ask [Gilbert] Burns how my floor and pound is and you may ask [Jorge] Masvidal how my sloppy boxing is!” Kamaru Usman mentioned. “All people goes to have their opinions and all people goes to say sure issues. Once you step in to the octagon with me, I’m the choose, the jury and the executioner inside there and I’ll do as I see match.
“Individuals can hate that I’m not speaking a bunch of trash and doing a bunch of b******t, however it’s what’s and so they can hate all they need. After we step inside that octagon, I’m the pound-for-pound king and every opponent will perceive that.”
We should wait and see who’s subsequent for the present welterweight champion as he continues to get well from the hand damage he has sustained, though no date has been set Usman is in no rush to return and needs to make sure his physique heals correctly.
“The hand is getting higher” Kamaru Usman acknowledged.
“The docs need me to attend roughly three months as a result of its tendons and these items linger and these items can positively reinjure.
“I nonetheless haven’t thrown a punch with this hand since my combat, so I’m simply going to attend it out, be sure that I’m good and I’m wholesome, then I can get again to my common schedule of occasions. If this damage wasn’t right here then I’d in all probability have fought two or thrice already!
“We let this hand heal, then as soon as this hand heals the way in which it’s presupposed to heal, then I can get again to punching. Then I can begin to weed out these guys and determine who would be the subsequent sufferer.”
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