SALT LAKE CITY – Kamaru Usman may wear silk shirts and be dipping his toe into the world of acting with an appearance in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” but he said nothing has changed in regard to his focus of keeping the UFC title.
Ahead of his welterweight title defense Saturday at UFC 278, Usman’s (20-1 MMA, 15-0 UFC) opponent Edwards (18-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) accused him of allowing fame and fortune to get to his head, leaving him vulnerable to be dethroned in the pay-per-view headliner at Vivint Arena, which airs on ESPN/ABC and ESPN+.
Usman rejects that insinuation, and said while he enjoys the perks he’s worked so hard to attain through fighting inside the octagon, he has not compromised himself in a negative way. Instead, he is striving for bigger and better, and said he eventually wants “the bankroll” of the highest-grossing actor on the planet in Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
