Kamaru Usman vs. Canelo Alvarez in a boxing ring?! That's the fight the Nigerian Nightmares manager, Ali Abdelaziz, wants to make ... followed by a scrap at with Israel Adesanya.
The 34-year-old welterweight champ is rematchingat UFC 268 in November, but after that fight, Ali has his sights set on 31-year-old Alvarez.
"Let's get the pound-for-pound king in boxing vs. the pound-for-pound king in MMA. We're not into this fake fight, gimme fight," Abdelaziz says. "If you think you're the pound-for-pound king, Kamaru is the pound-for-pound king. Let's have 2 kings fight each other. No takedowns allowed."Floyd MayweatherBut, beating Alvarez isn't all Ali has planned ... he says he then wants his fighter to go to 185 lbs. and fight"After [Canelo,] I've always said it, I want Kamaru to go up a weight class and fight for Middleweight title. I believe that today Kamaru can go up and be 2 division champion.
It's a tricky fight to make ... Usman and Adesanya have been resistant to even talking about a fight against each other because of their shared connection to Africa. Both men were born in Nigeria.
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