“She Softens Me Up” – Kamaru Usman Gets Brutally Honest on Daughter to Joe Rogan After Conor McGregor Comments

Leon Edwards might have defeated Kamaru Usman at UFC 278, but Conor McGregor remains the Nigerian’s biggest rival. Usman and McGregor have gone back and forth in the past. However, after the former welterweight champion’s loss, his daughter’s reaction went viral.

McGregor took to Twitter to address it. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ wasn’t happy about it, though. In the JRE MMA show episode #128, Usman revealed his thoughts about McGregor’s tweet and why he didn’t like it.

Talking about the fight, Usman revealed Edwards executed the kick perfectly. However, post the knockout, the camera quickly turned toward his daughter, and watching that was an ‘instant trigger response’ for him, as he wanted to cry. He further revealed his feelings about his daughter; especially during fight week.

As per the short clip from the JRE posted by ‘MMA Duels’, the 35-year-old fighter said, “I’ve built myself into this iron clad guy, to this mental state that I want to be in to go to war. And with my daughter, she flips the switch on all that. She turns it off.”

“And I learned that at that fight. Like okay, I got to limit my moments with her because she softens me up.”

“… when I see her now, it’s like moments, I try to really fight that and stay in that place and not spend too much time with her. Cause she’s going to get affectionate.”

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Thus, Usman revealed the mental preparation before a fight. In fact, earlier in the conversation with Rogan, he also talked about choosing to bring his daughter to the fight. He wanted his daughter to learn life lessons.

Kamaru Usman on why he brought his daughter to the fight

The fighter revealed he was in a ‘weird place’ because he has been trying to teach his daughter work ethics and to remain consistent in what she does. Hence, he wanted her to witness the highs and lows of life.

He also spoke about McGregor‘s tweet about not bringing children to UFC fights and didn’t agree with his Irish rival.

Thus, Usman wasn’t happy with the things ‘The Notorious’ wrote on Twitter. In addition to this, he also discussed his rivalry with the Irishman and how he even gave him a chance to fight him. However, as per Usman, McGregor didn’t take the chance.

What do you think about Usman’s recent comments on the JRE?

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