{"id":382034,"date":"2021-04-13T16:42:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T23:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=382034"},"modified":"2021-04-13T16:42:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T23:42:14","slug":"ali-abdelaziz-believes-jorge-masvidal-should-be-thanking-kamaru-usman-for-allowing-him-to-get-paid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ali-abdelaziz-believes-jorge-masvidal-should-be-thanking-kamaru-usman-for-allowing-him-to-get-paid\/","title":{"rendered":"Ali Abdelaziz believes Jorge Masvidal should be thanking Kamaru Usman for allowing him to “get paid”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ali Abdelaziz doesn’t think Jorge Masvidal should be calling Kamaru Usman a coward.<\/p>\n

After Masvidal lost a clear-cut decision to Usman at UFC 251 on short notice, he wanted a rematch right away. He knew he could beat Usman on a full camp and started to take shots at the champ<\/a> and even called him a coward. Yet, for Abdelaziz, he doesn’t understand why “Gamebred” believes his client is a coward.<\/p>\n

\u201cI listened to some interviews, and Masvidal called him a coward,\u201d Abdelaziz told MMA Junkie<\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t think any of these guys are cowards. I don\u2019t think Masvidal is a coward, I don\u2019t think Usman is a coward, none of these guys are cowards. How are you gonna call a guy a coward who gave you an opportunity on six days\u2019 notice and now giving you a second opportunity? If he\u2019s a coward, he should run away from you, right? But realistically, people say things to promote fights. It is what it is, but Kamaru is the furthest thing from being a coward. He\u2019s a real man.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Not only does Abdelaziz believe Masvidal shouldn’t be calling Usman a coward, but he should be thanking him for getting paid. He knows without Usman calling him out, the rematch wouldn’t be happening in two weeks at UFC 261.<\/p>\n

\u201cColby (Covington), he talked all that sh*t. You see what happened to him,\u201d Abdelaziz said. \u201cEven Masvidal, he got dominated 50-44. It\u2019s the reason why we put you in there. Dan Lambert knows. I talked to Dan Lambert, and he knows Kamaru chose (Masvidal). You know why? He\u2019s a guy who brings in eyeballs. He did a great job creating a good hype.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut listen, he\u2019s 3-3 in his last six. Kamaru is 17-0 in his last 17 fights, 13-0 in the UFC. You cannot call this man a coward,” Abdelaziz continued. “You have to thank him because he\u2019s gonna get paid fighting Kamaru. Losing to Kamaru is great. He\u2019s the champ; he\u2019s supposed to beat you. But losing to Colby or Leon Edwards, you lose street credit.\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you make of Ali Abdelaziz saying Jorge Masvidal should be thanking Kamaru Usman?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ali Abdelaziz doesn’t think Jorge Masvidal should be calling Kamaru Usman a coward. After Masvidal lost a clear-cut decision to Usman at UFC 251 on short notice, he wanted a rematch right away. 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