Kamaru Usman believes when the story of the BMF title is being informed, his identify ought to be a part of the narrative.
Usman mentioned the BMF title on his podcast with Henry Cejudo, and requested followers why they maintain the championship — at present held by Max Holloway — in such excessive regard.
“Guys, why are we speaking about it like this can be a actual title? It’s not,” Usman stated on Pound 4 Pound. “This was a hypothetical that was made up due to me. It was made up due to me.”
The previous welterweight champion says that when the BMF belt was launched to the world at UFC 244, the unique combat that the UFC delivered to the desk was Usman vs. Colby Covington. However the combat didn’t come collectively — which led to UFC CEO Dana White creating the BMF title that Nate Diaz known as for in a callout for Jorge Masvidal, who had just lately knocked out Ben Askren in file time at UFC 239 in July 2019.
When requested to elaborate by Cejudo, Usman says historical past can be totally different if he had defended his welterweight title in opposition to Covington that night time in November 2019.
“Covington [and I] have been presupposed to combat at MSG, New York,” Usman defined. “The combat didn’t occur. They wanted a combat to headline that card, they wanted one thing with some steam. That is MSG, you may’t simply put any combat card at MSG. You’ve received to return appropriate once you go to MSG. …
“What’s the most popular ticket on the market? Jorge ‘Gambred’ Masvidal — the most popular factor smoking. Then, after all, you’ve Nate Diaz along with his mystique that he all the time carries. … Nate Diaz had already known as out Masvidal after his earlier combat. … Dana jumps on, how can we promote this combat? Let’s create this, all proper. It’s known as the baddest mom f’er belt. C’mon, are you critical?”
Masvidal would win the combat through physician’s stoppage TKO, and was awarded the BMF title by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
