MMAFighting<\/a>). \u201cGreat fighter but he will get finished under three rounds. Fact. It\u2019s gonna happen. The welterweight division in the UFC right now is very interesting. Kamaru is gonna beat him. I want him to beat Leon Edwards and then I want him to go fight Israel Adesanya\u00a0for the middleweight title.\u201d<\/p>\nAlthough Abdelaziz wants Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya to fight, it does seem unlikely to happen. They both have been vocal about not wanting to fight one another, however, the manager believes it would be a massive fight for both of them. With that, he says he hopes he can help book the fight should both win their next bout.<\/p>\nImage Credit: @UFC\/Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cListen, these guys, they\u2019re cool but I don\u2019t think they\u2019re best friends,\u201d Abdelaziz said about Usman vs. Adesanya. \u201cIf there is enough money for both of them to fight, they will fight in the parking lot. I know how people work. This has nothing to do with loyalty, because these guys, it\u2019s not like they\u2019re training partners or brothers. They\u2019re African brothers and that holds a lot of value … but at the end of the day, I\u2019m Kamaru Usman\u2019s team all the way. I want to see Kamaru Usman, before the end of the road, have two titles. I\u2019m selfish, I\u2019m greedy, and I think Kamaru deserves it…<\/p>\n
\u201cI know Dana wants it, I want it, it makes sense. It makes a lot of sense. Israel Adesanya goes up to fight for light heavyweight division (title). Israel did not accomplish what Kamaru accomplished. There\u2019s no way. Not to take anything away from Israel,” Abdelaziz continued about Usman-Adesanya. “I think there is enough money for these two guys that (they) would fight. I want to see this fight now. I think fans want it, I want it. I think these two men need to call each other… Mike Tyson told me this: \u2018If they\u2019re real brothers, they should fight for them to make money.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Whether or not the fight will ever happen is to be seen. Both have been vocal about not wanting it, but money talks, and perhaps down the line it does happen. Before that can even be discussed both men will need to win their next fights.<\/p>\n
Who do you think would win, Kamaru Usman or Israel Adesanya?<\/p>\n
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