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Kamaru Usman tears Conor McGregor apart for fighting Lightweights with double digit loses

Archie Blade
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Kamaru Usman says Conor McGregor doesn’t want a real fight and only chooses lightweights with double digit loses to their name.

Conor McGregor is perhaps UFC and arguably MMA’s first global superstar. If anything, he will always be remembered for his bravado. UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman however, isn’t swayed by the hype. Instead he believes that Mcgregor is a coward.

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In a conversation with TMZ Sports, Usman claimed to have offered McGregor a shot at his title but never heard back from the Irishman. However, he was quick to respond to Anderson Silva, who issued a challenge soon after. Usman also accused McGregor of picking up lightweight opponents despite being at 170 so he didn’t have to cut weight.

Kamaru Usman tears Conor McGregor apart

“That’s a lost conversation,” Usman said. “That’s a lost cause. We both know Conor gets up to the welterweight division if he’s able to pick and choose lightweights with double-digit losses that he can pick off and not have to cut weight to get down to lightweight. That’s the only time. If Conor wants a piece at welterweight, he knows who the king of the division is. I’m not going anywhere. I’m right here.”

“I offered him a shot. I said, ‘Hey, if you want it, it’s yours, you got it,’ and he was silent. Days later Anderson Silva says, ‘Hey, let’s do it and he responded and said yeah.’ So it’s clear right there to know if Conor is willing to step up and take a fight like this or not but I think he’s a wise guy so I think he should stay retired.”

Usman recently headlined UFC 251 where he successfully defended his title against Jorge Masvidal. The Pay-per-view drew record sales and was the highest since McGregor took on Khabib. One can only imagine the numbers if McGregor comes out of retirement for a fight against Usman.

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Archie Blade

Archie Blade

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Archie is a WWE and UFC Editor/Author at the SportsRush. Like most combat sports enthusiasts, his passion for watching people fight began with WWE when he witnessed a young Brock Lesnar massacre Hulk Hogan back in 2002. This very passion soon branched out to boxing and mixed martial arts. Over the years he fell in love with the theatrics that preceded the bell and the poetic carnage that followed after. Each bruise a story to tell, each wound a song of struggle, his greatest desire is to be there to witness it all. His favorite wrestler is Shawn Michaels and he believes that GSP is the greatest to ever step foot inside the octagon. Apart from wrestling, he is also fond of poetry and music.

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