Kamaru Usman is teasing the discharge of his interview with Belal Muhammad, so long as the UFC champion holds up his finish of the cut price.
Muhammad, on his personal podcast, just lately stated that an look on Usman and Henry Cejudo’s Pound 4 Pound present went off the rails and that he “verbally broke down Usman” earlier than Usman “tried to get bodily.”
In response to Usman, Muhammad was considered one of a number of company on that episode, which was recorded in Las Vegas, and he needed to indicate respect to the present welterweight titleholder by having him on. He didn’t clarify precisely what Muhammad meant by his feedback, however stated there are plans to launch the footage if Muhammad nonetheless holds the belt after he fights Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 on Dec. 7.
“In typical Belal vogue, after all, Belal did Belal,” Usman stated on his podcast. “So the interview didn’t go as deliberate. It wasn’t that nice of an interview in any case, it wasn’t even that lengthy, however it went the way in which that it went. That was the largest second of his life as a result of that’s all that he appears to need to discuss. I haven’t talked about all of it, as a result of it wasn’t that eventful, however that’s all he appears to need to discuss on a regular basis.
“We hear you, followers, and we will certainly drop the interview if we get actually, actually low on content material, I imply, why not? To be sincere, it’s the largest second of his life, that’s why he talks about it each second. And if we do drop the interview, will probably be the second-biggest second of his life as a result of it offers him relevance, it offers him just a little little bit of clout. ‘Look, I used to be capable of possibly tangle with the champ just a little bit,’ which wasn’t that eventful. But when he’s capable of get by Shavkat Rakhmonov, and we run tremendous, tremendous low on content material, why not?”
MMA Combating’s Damon Martin just lately spoke to Muhammad, who stated he loved assembly Usman head to head, although he didn’t reveal precisely what went down between them.
“I like anyone that I’m going to get an increase out of as a result of you may inform he takes it personally,” Muhammad stated. “He takes every thing personally. You’re a champion and also you misplaced your belt, now you’re on a dropping streak, now you’ve acquired that man that’s higher than you, the man that has the belt, the man that’s in your division on high and he’s in your podcast that you just invited him to.
“Some individuals, their egos are too huge. They’ll’t sit there and be an expert about it. I feel with him, it’s like he’s so used to going forwards and backwards with Colby [Covington], who’s not likely good at speaking. He’s simply silly, he’s not intelligent with something. So if you’ve acquired any person that’s clever that may deal with you and make you look dumb, it’s like, ‘Dang, he acquired the belt and he acquired me with phrases?’ I have to do one thing to alter the rhythm of this entire factor.”
Muhammad and Usman are not any strangers to battle, with Muhammad naming Usman as a possible challenger after defeating Leon Edwards for the welterweight title at UFC 304. Although Usman has misplaced three straight—together with a pair of title struggle losses to Edwards—he was a adorned champion in his personal proper, having efficiently defended the 170-pound belt 5 consecutive instances.
Nonetheless, the UFC ultimately introduced that the undefeated Rakhmonov can be Muhammad’s first challenger, and it’s a matchup that has Usman intrigued—and able to face the winner.
“It’s an amazing struggle and I assume rightfully in order that’s the struggle to make as a result of Shavkat’s a brand new face,” Usman stated. “A man that’s 18-0, 18 finishes, and has actually finished the work that you just want him to do with the opponents that you just put in entrance of him. In order that struggle is sensible. We’ve been ready only for an announcement, simply so we will get some motion in that welterweight division and now it looks as if we’re lastly going to have the ability to get some readability.
“As I’ve talked about earlier than, I’ve acquired my eye on them. Both of them, I’ve acquired my eye on them. As a result of sooner or later, both of them goes to have to come back have a dialog with me and I received’t be doing the speaking. I’ll be doing the speaking another way.”
So far as Muhammad is worried, he nonetheless seems ahead to the opportunity of preventing Usman sooner or later.
“I hope he does go on the market and he fights considered one of these guys and will get a win as a result of he’s a giant identify within the division, he’s a former champion that folks look as much as and suppose he’s probably the greatest to ever do it at welterweight,” Muhammad instructed MMA Combating. “For certain, I like fights with build-up like that the place I can travel with any person, making enjoyable of them. There’s something there, proper?”
Concerning the podcast controversy, Muhammad added, “I feel Usman buried it in his yard or one thing like that. Any person must dig it up and publish it, I don’t know the place they’re going with it.”
