Kamaru Usman is set for his middleweight debut against the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev. The match is scheduled to take place on October 21, 2023, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. However, some fans were concerned about Usman’s knees during the open workout as he abruptly ended the session.
In the lead-up to his match against ‘Borz’, Kamaru Usman did an open workout with his training partner, Justin Gaethje. They were grappling a bit and Usman even body-slammed Gaethje. However, when Usman shot a takedown on Gaethje some fans heard him asking Usman if he was alright to which ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ responded by saying, “No, something popped.”
Damn. Looks like Kamaru Usman got injured in the open workouts
Gaethje: “Are you allright?”
Usman: “No, something popped”Usman’s knees are cooked…pic.twitter.com/xqBneFPjL1
— 𝕽𝖆𝖎𝖓𝖒𝖆𝖐𝖊𝖗❂ (@Sa_Gwang) October 18, 2023
Just a few hours ago, Kamaru Usman released a video titled, “About my knee” on his YouTube channel where he debunked the rumor. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ called out the person who started the rumor about his knee by saying, “Whoever started it, whoever said that they heard a result, like how could you have possibly heard what I said, when it’s me & Justin on a stage, in front of thousands of people in a mall?” said Usman.
Furthermore, he said that people these days believe anything on the internet. “Stop the clickbait, did not say that clearly. I’m fine, dummies,” concluded Usman.
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Somethings money can’t buy.
Like actual friends, integrity or real skills.#freeplug 🥫 pic.twitter.com/RYDerkAZUA— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) October 25, 2019
However, Kamaru is wearing a Monster Energy bucket hat despite his buddy, Israel Adesanya taking a stand against the popular energy drink brand. In a now-viral video, Izzy can be seen throwing away the Monster Energy can during a press conference. He also confronted Sean Strickland for signing with the energy drink brand.
It looks like ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ is earning a hefty check from Monster Energy or in Izzy’s words, “he sold his soul to the monster.”
Is Israel Adesanya having a beef with Monster Energy?
Israel Adesanya never shies away from showing his hatred for monster energy. From removing Monster cans from his table to crossing the Monster logo in the octagon, ‘The Last Stylebender’ has done it all. Izzy doesn’t have a direct issue with the brand but with a key member who makes the big decisions.
Hans Molenkamp is a business development official at Monster and he makes the key decisions of signing fighters and giving them bonuses. However, some fighters like Izzy have claimed that he gets fighters to behave differently during fight promotions. In other words, he forces athletes to interact with his page, and click photos with him so that he can get some clout.
𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬! 👊 pic.twitter.com/4eLmYrDRFK
— DrinkPrime (@PrimeHydrate) June 4, 2023
This attitude did not sit well with Adesanya and he decided to sign with PRIME hydration instead. However, his buddy Kamaru Usman is rocking a bucket hat with the Monster logo which clearly means he is sponsored by the brand that Izzy hates.