{"id":458714,"date":"2022-09-20T03:54:12","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T10:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=458714"},"modified":"2022-09-20T03:54:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T10:54:12","slug":"kamaru-usman-believe-he-has-a-bigger-fan-base-than-leon-edwards-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/kamaru-usman-believe-he-has-a-bigger-fan-base-than-leon-edwards-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamaru Usman believe he has a bigger fan base than Leon Edwards in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kamaru Usman has stated that he believes he has more fans in the United Kingdom than his rival Leon Edwards<\/a> does.<\/p>\n

Last month at UFC 278, Leon Edwards shocked the world by knocking Kamaru Usman out<\/a> to become the new UFC welterweight champion. It came following a gruelling five-round bout that, in the eyes of many, Kamaru Usman was winning.<\/p>\n

Alas, it isn’t over until it’s over and Edwards proved that by putting Usman to sleep with a nasty head kick that left him sitting on top of the mountain for the first time.<\/p>\n

The immediate reaction from many was that we needed to see a trilogy fight between the two and as per UFC president Dana White, that’s exactly what we’re going to see at some point next year.<\/p>\n

It feels inevitable that the contest will go down in the UK given Edwards’ new status as the champ, but as noted by Usman during a recent interview with Joe Rogan<\/a>, he believes he will be the one with the advantage in terms of fan support.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/USMAN84kg\/status\/1565036843137204228<\/p>\n

\u201cNow you\u2019re in their country, which honestly, I think imma have more fans in his country than he will,\u201d Usman said. \u201cThat\u2019s no knock on Leon. I like Leon; I really do. Half of England is Africa. There\u2019s a lot of Nigerians in England, a lot of Nigerians. He knows there\u2019s a lot of Nigerians and Jamaicans. But I think I will be well represented in England.\u201d<\/p>\n

Quotes via MMA News<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

Regardless of whether or not Usman is joking or not, one thing that holds true is just how big this fight is going to be when it finally gets booked.<\/p>\n

Who do you think should be the favourite heading into a third meeting between Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards? Let us know down in the comments, BJPENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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