Ivan OrekhovSport correspondentAll materialsWe explain why everyone will lose from such undertakings. Even the fighters themselves.UFC Stars/Reputational CollapseOur focus is on two UFC champions Kamaru Usman and Francis Ngannou. Neither the welterweight nor the heavyweight divisions of the main MMA promotion are enchanting fighters anymore, they want a new challenge. Or rather, more money. Dana White's company has a ceiling you can't jump above, so the Nigerian American and the French Cameroonian have already found side jobs and are on the offensive.
- — Ngannou attended a boxing tournament in London last weekend, where, after Tyson Fury's 33rd career win, he entered the ring and agreed to a «special» confrontation with the Brit.
- The best UFC fighter Usman is managed by Ali Abdelaziz. The other day, he had a skirmish on social networks with the best boxer, regardless of weight categories, Saul «Canelo» Alvarez:
"Canelo is an absolute coward. He fights guys who have five thousand subscribers, they will never do anything for his legacy. Now I understand why he doesn't want to lose to someone like Usman. It's chicken style, no risk no reward".
UFC Champions Francis Ngannou and Kamaru UsmanThe purpose of the athletes is clear. You can't earn the kind of money you get in fights with Fury and Canelo in MMA. But is it worth the prospect of flying into a deep knockout or letting in the head from a much more classy opponent as much as the fighters miss on average in 4-5 fights? The image aspect of applicants for bags of money does not bother at all. What can not be said about the league itself: it is unlikely that the UFC will be happy with the defeat of the main stars and another failure in the boxing and MMA rivalry.