After recent rumors of a potential boxing match between Kamaru Usman and Canelo Alvarez taking place lat🐓er this year, Usman's manager Ali Abdelaziz has revealed that he believes Usman will knock out the Mexican in three rounds — this and much more on Friday's social media roundup.
Kamaru Usman's manager believes that he will knock out Canelo Alvarez
In the last few weeks, rumors have gath🌄ered pace around a potential boxing match this year taking place between the UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Canelo Alvarez.
Usman has discusse🔥d the possibility of the fight a🅺nd seems to want it very badly but the Mexican boxing world champion is yet to comment on the potential fight.
Now that there seems to be a real possibility of the crossover fight happening, Usman's manager Ali Abdelaziz has commented on the p🍨otential bout and has also given his prediction.
Check out the clip below to see what Abdelaziz h💎ad to say.
. says Kamaru Usman is targeting Canelo in Se🍷ptember and "Kamaru will knock him out in 3 rounds." --'s♉ interview:
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie)
Abdelaziz has revealed tha🎐t Usman is targeting the fight for September and gave a prediction th𓃲at Usman will knock out Canelo in three rounds.
Before Usman can face Alvarez, he must get through Leon Edwards which is a fight which will seemingly take place over the summer for the UFC welterweight titleಌ.
On this day 28 years ago...
On this day 28 years ago, leg🉐endary MMA referee John McCarthy refereed his first every fight at UFC 2.
Mar11.1994
— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday)
28 years ago today,
🐻Big Joh﷽n McCarthy refereed his first mixed martial arts event: UFC 2 in Denver, Colorado.
Huge middleweight fight scheduled for June 11
A huge middleweight fight between former champion Robert Whittaker and former title conten🔥der Marvin Vettori is being targeted to take place on June 11.
Contracts have noওt been officially signed yet but a verbal agreement♛ is reportedly in place.
UFC is targeting a middleweight matchup between Robert Whittaker and Marvin Vettori on June 11, officials confirmed to .
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma)
Contracts have 🍬not been signed, but the bout is close to 🉐being finalized.
Conor McGregor releases new training footage and is mocked by Henry Cejudo
As he continues his r🌃ecovery from his broken leg surgery, Conor McGregor released some new training footage today and he is looking powerful and fairly sha🦂rp.
Check out the video below to see McGregor 🌊hit th♎e pads.
Keepin it tasty --
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA)
Despite McGregor not yet bei⭕ng fully recovered from his injury, former UFC flyweight and bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo critiqued the Irඣishman.
See what Cejudo said about McGregor below.
Your hands are down and your distance is✅ off. Stay away from them yes men. Just a tip from the --
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo)
Jake Paul honoured to receive praise from Brock Lesnar
In a recent i♊nterview, Brock Lesnar praised Logan and Jake Paul for what they have done in their careers in social media, YouTube and now boxing and WWE.
See J💛ake Paul's reaction to t🔯he praise they received from Lesnar below.
Wow Brock Lesnar supporting my brother and I is crazy, we loved him and used to watch him all the time growing up.
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul)
GO CHASE YOUR DREAMS TODAY.
UFC Vegas 50 main event official
The UFC Vegas 50 main event is official!
Both Magomed Ankalaev and Thiago Sanꦿtos successfully made weight earlier this morning.
The main event is set
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma)
The mad house of Darren Till and Khamzat Chimaev
In the last couple of months, Darren Till and K🃏hamzat Chimaev have become the most unlikely of friends.
The two are now living toget🌜her in Vegas ♐ahead of Chimaev's upcoming fight against Gilbert Burns.
Check out this video which Till posted of Chimaev with the caption 'living with a maniac.'
Darren Till and Khamzat really bring🌟 the best out ofꦡ each other personality wise
— 231 Lb Crute---------- (@Bendaman2001)
Glover Teixeira and Thiago Santos receive special USADA jackets
At the UFC Vegas 50 weigh ins this morning, the current UFC light heavywe🍸ight champion Glover Teixeira and Thiago Santos were gifted special USADA jackets for reaching the milestoꦦne of 50 clean tests.
Congratu꧒lations to & on their 50th clean tests and perfect test 𒐪history under the USADA program --
— UFC (@ufc)
John Lineker wins the ONE bantamweight championship
Former UFC fighterܫ Joh𝔉n Lineker is now the ONE bantamweight champion.
Check out the incredible finish which Li💙neker produced to win the title below.
Holy smokes. John Lineker is the ꧃champ. He just obliterate🙈d Bibiano
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani)