Kamaru Usman doesn’t consider the UFC’s BMF belt to be a real title.
last weekend. While Holloway’s BMF strap was not on the line, “El Matador” was seen carrying the BMF belt along with his featherweight gold strap after the fight. UFC CEO Dana White also said that midway through the fight he was wondering why he didn’t put the BMF title on the line as well.
However, former middleweight champ Usman believes the BMF title isn’t worth this much discussion. According to “The Nigerian Nightmare,” the BMF belt is a hypothetical championship that was made because of him.at UFC 244 in 2019. According to Usman, he was originally supposed to defend his welterweight title for the first time againstat UFC 244 in Madison Square Garden. Usman claims the UFC made up BMF title for Masvidal and Diaz, as headlining MSG without a title fight wouldn’t make sense.
“Why are we talking about this like this is a real title? It's not,” Usman said on the Pound 4 Pound podcast with. “This was a hypothetical that was made up because of me... Myself and Covington were supposed to fight in MSG in New York. The fight didn't happen. They needed a fight to headline that card. They needed something with some steam. It's MSG. You can't just put any fight card at MSG. You gotta come correct when you go to MSG.
Usman went on to defend his strap against Covington via technical knockout at UFC 245 in December 2019, setting off a dominant title reign that ended with another successful defence against “Chaos” at UFC 268 in 2021. Usman has since gone on a three-fight slump that includes consecutive title losses againstFrancis Ngannou Dedicates PFL Title Win to Late Son KobePFL Unveils Special Championship Belt for 'Battle of the Giants' Pay-Per-ViewLeah McCourt Aims to Cement No.
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