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GLENDALE, AZ – JUNE 12: Dana White meets with the press following UFC 263 on June 12, 2021, at Gila River Arena in Glendale, AZ. (Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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GLENDALE, AZ – JUNE 12: Dana White meets with the press following UFC 263 on June 12, 2021, at Gila River Arena in Glendale, AZ. (Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
“He [Kamaru Usman] called out this, this coward [Alvarez]. Canelo if you want the smoke, Kamaru give him the smoke.”. “Dana white is the greater promoter of all the time. If this fight happen Dana white is the promoter,” he said.
Canelo Alvarez responds to Kamaru Usman’s proposal
Just like his contemporaries,
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Meanwhile,
Saul Canelo Alvarez is currently preparing to fight Dmitry Bivol on May 7. When he was asked about fighting ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’, he said it will be ‘Payday’. And he doesn’t want to say no.Similarly, Kamaru Usman has also said that both the fighters can have a hefty paycheck if this fight happens. It is interesting that both of these fighters know that such a fight will cause a massive crowd pull. Previously, fighters like Conor McGregor, Tyron Woodley and Anderson Silva also stepped into the boxing ring.
Kamaru Usman to face Leon Edwards in the International Fight week
In the
interview, Abdelaziz also confirmed that Kamaru Usman will defend his title against British-Jamaican Leon Edwards. The fight might happen in July during the International fight week. Abdelaziz has said that Dana White and Senior Vice President of Talent Relations, Sean Shelby, will finalize the date and venue of this contest.ADVERTISEMENT
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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 01: UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman poses on stage during the UFC 245 press conference at the Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden on November 1, 2019 in New York, New York. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Abdelaziz will await a response from Alvarez’s corner. The Pound-for-Pound King vs. the best Pound-for-Pound boxer, who will win? Whatever the answer is, one thing is true, that the fans are fortunate enough to be in the era of these great welterweights.
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