Kamaru Usman isn’t curious about a combat with Joaquin Buckley.
‘New Mansa’ prolonged his unbeaten streak to 5 by way of a nasty third-round knockout of Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson at UFC 307 in Salt Lake Metropolis.
Instantly following the win, Buckley referred to as for a conflict with the previous welterweight world champion
Kamaru Usman reacts to Joaquin Buckley
Buckley’s win at UFC 307 launched him into the welterweight high 10, however contemplating he’s nonetheless seven spots behind ‘The Nigerian Nightmare,’ it ought to come as no shock that Usman was fast to dismiss the streaking standout’s callout.
“Take a quantity and get in line,” Usman mentioned on his Pound 4 Pound podcast with Henry Cejudo. “I imagine he’s most likely, what, the tenth, eleventh man? I don’t know what number of guys have referred to as me out. It’s what it’s. It’s clearly, like DC mentioned, it’s a extra cheap callout for him as a result of he’s on the streak. He’s been doing good work inside there. I imagine he was shedding that combat, and it was only a method to be relentless and discover the shot ultimately to get that end. So, you already know, hats off to him.
“He did an important job. If that’s the combat, then that’s the combat. If it’s not, it’s not. Clearly proper now I’m engaged on myself and making an attempt to get myself again, as a result of I’ve fought injured for thus lengthy to the place I achieved all of the issues I’ve achieved, however in some unspecified time in the future it does catch as much as you. You need to sit down and proper a few of these errors. However, like I mentioned, I ain’t going nowhere. I’m nonetheless right here, and ultimately I’ll get in there and present the those who I’m as soon as once more the king” (h/t MMA Junkie).
Regardless of having misplaced three straight and never competing in since October 2023, Kamaru Usman continues to be holding robust at No. 2 within the welterweight rankings.
That has made him a preferred goal for these on the lookout for a stepping stone to 170-pound gold, however so far, no one has been capable of efficiently goad him right into a combat.
