No amount of money would lure Israel Adesanya into a super fight with Kamaru Usman . Both born in Nigeria, Adesanya (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) and Usman have dominated their respective weight classes which has sparked the discussion of a potential super fight on numerous occasions. Welterweight champion Usman dismissed the idea and so has middleweight champion Adesanya. But the topic resurfaced after manager Ali Abdelaziz told TMZ that his client Usman would fight Adesanya if the price was right. “Kamaru can speak for himself and he has, and I’ve spoken for myself and we said we wouldn’t fight each other,” Adesanya told TSN .
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Israel Adesanya shuts down super fight with Kamaru Usman: ‘It’s bigger than money’ – MMA Junkie