Regardless of main hyperlinks to a shocking gentle heavyweight transfer to tackle former champion, Jan Blachowicz two years in the past, former welterweight kingpin, Kamaru Usman has rejected the chance to settle their variations in an eventual battle, claiming the bout does “nothing” for him now.
Usman, a former undisputed welterweight champion and pound-for-pound primary, has been sidelined since he made a brief discover middleweight divisional leap at UFC 294 again in October, struggling a detailed choice defeat in opposition to the unbeaten, Khamzat Chimaev.
As for Blachowicz, the Pole has been out of motion by damage since his July title-eliminator with present gentle heavyweight titleholder, Alex Pereira, dropping a detailed break up choice loss to the Brazilian knockout artist.
And voicing his opinion on how a bout with Blahcowicz would have went again in 2022 following their notorious face off, Usman pointed to his measurement then, and claimed that stylistically, he would have matched up nicely with the previous KSW kingpin.
“I wouldn’t have known as for 205 (kilos) if I didn’t suppose at that time that the fashion favored me and I might do it,” Kamaru Usman defined. “Everyone’s obtained energy when the battle begins, however you seize their leg and also you drag him down, the battle utterly modifications. And that’s precisely what I used to be gonna do. Glover Teixeira did the very same factor to him.”
Taking issue with Usman’s claims, Blachowicz – who himself wants to take on the above-mentioned, Pereira in an immediate title re-run in his return, supplied to welcome the Nigerian to 205lbs as soon as extra.
“Should you nonetheless really feel the identical about it @USMAN84kg, let’s do,” Jan Blachowicz posted on his official X account. “I might be prepared.”
Nonetheless, in keeping with Usman, a battle with Blachowicz does little or no to nothing for him proper now, declining the chance to reignite their feud past phrases.
Kamaru Usman declines battle with Jan Blachowicz
“When he (Jan Blachowicz) was champion, I preferred the matchup, as a result of we have been preventing for one thing,” Kamaru Usman stated on his podcast. “Hear, I respect each UFC fighter that steps in that Octagon. And even with Jan Blachowicz, I respect him – the unique ‘Polish Energy’.
“…I’m not longer the champion, he’s now not the champion in order that battle makes completely no sense” Kamaru Usman defined. “It does nothing for me. If I am going up there and bear Jan Blachowicz, what does that do for me? Jan, huge respect, you huge, robust, powerful man. I’ll fortunately decline.”
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