No amount of money would lure Israel Adesanya into a
super fight with Kamaru Usman.
Both born in Nigeria, Adesanya (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) and
Usman have dominated their respective weight classes
which has sparked the discussion of a potential super
fight on numerous occasions.
Welterweight champion Usman dismissed the idea and so
has middleweight champion Adesanya. But the topic
resurfaced after manager Ali Abdelaziz told TMZ that his
client Usman would fight Adesanya if the price was right.
“Kamaru can speak for himself and he has, and I’ve
spoken for myself and we said we wouldn’t fight each
other,” Adesanya told TSN. “For me personally, it’s bigger
than money. Also, I have nothing to gain. It’s the guy
coming up from a lower weight class that looks to
challenge himself that’s almost the protagonist of the
story. That gets to rise to the occasion and that’s cool,
but Kamaru’s not interested.
“Ali is just greedy. He sees dollar signs, but I’m like you
can make that money elsewhere. But he’s just super
greedy and for me, it’s bigger than money. If I was gonna
do this sh*t for money and retire, I would have retired
three fights ago. I’m set, but nah, it’s bigger than money.
It’s just about legacy.”
Adesanya takes pride in representing his nation and
standing alongside his fellow African champions Usman
and heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou.
“I’m still looking to capture that image of me, Kamaru and
Francis as the three kings because we haven’t done that
yet together,” Adesanya said.
He continued, “I understand what Kamaru says about
competing because yeah we could do that. Come to the
gym you’ll see me and Dan Hooker, me and Carlos Ulberg,
me and Blood Diamond compete against each other. So
me and Kamaru can do that, but for the world to see, it’s
bigger than money. It’s not just about money. It’s about
our nation, taking gold back to where it belongs.”
For now, Adesanya’s focus is on Saturday, when he looks
to defend his title for a fourth time in a rematch against
Robert Whittaker which headlines UFC 271.

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Adeasanya: Usman,make we ask the promoters to increase the cash.

Usman: Abi!.

Adesanya: U go dey beat and kick me anyhow.i no go dey fight back.then,wen u win we share the money equal.how u see am

Usman: Oil dey ur head my brother.

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