That bit you may have heard about Kamaru Usman being injured with a pullout from UFC 294 imminent? The former champ has a particular opinion for that if you thought the information was credible.
“Oh my God. People believe anything you put on this internet. Anything – any f*cking thing.”
Ex-welterweight champion Usman (20-3 MMA, 15-2 UFC) stepped up on short notice to take on unbeaten rising star Khamzat Chimaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in a middleweight fight in Saturday’s UFC 294 co-main event in Abu Dhabi. He has lost back-to-back fights to Leon Edwards. The first came in a shocking upset after he dominated the fight for roughly 24 minutes, then was knocked out with a Hail Mary head kick to lose the title. In their rematch, Edwards took a majority decision.
