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IN PICTURES: UFC Stars Kamaru Usman & Francis Ngannou Mingle With Kevin Hart & Floyd Mayweather

Published 07/06/2022, 3:25 AM EDT

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Various industries now see people of color occupying important positions. UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is proud of this. The athlete posted pictures with UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, actor and comedian Kevin Hart, and boxing legend Floyd Mayweather.

The Nigerian Nightmare’ also shared the same picture on his Instagram stories and four emojis of dark-skinned prince emoji. After all, all four personalities are not just famous, but also great at what they do.

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Ngannou is not just on a long winning streak. He also defeated one of the best heavyweights, Stipe Miocic (UFC 260), and successfully defended his belt against Cyril Gane (UFC 270).

Similarly, Usman has dominated the UFC welterweight division and defended his title five times.

 

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Additionally, Mayweather has never lost a single boxing match. His bout against Conor McGregor in 2017 was humongous and marked his fiftieth win in fifty bouts.

Lastly, Kevin Hart is loved by his audience for his comic timing, acting skills, and the relationship he shares with several athletes.

Many fans were elated to see four big personalities in a single picture. As a result, they had many things to say in the comment section of Usman’s post.

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Kamaru Usman shared a great relationship with UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, too. However, many people were interested in seeing Usman and ‘The Last Stylebender‘ fight. The UFC middleweight champion was not happy with the rumors of them fighting and made it clear they wouldn’t sign the dotted line for an official bout.

Kamaru Usman: His reign an UFC welterweight champion

The 35-year-old started his professional MMA journey back in 2012. After a perfect debut with Legacy Fighting Championship, he fought in The Ultimate Fighter. Thus, from 2015 onwards, Usman fought in the UFC.

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Incidentally, his first UFC fight was against Leon Edwards. The champion will soon face Edwards again at UFC 278. It would be interesting to see if ‘Rocky’ can dethrone ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ and finally open his account against the top-ranked UFC pound-for-pound fighter.

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This will be a massive achievement as fighters like Jorge Masvidal, Colby Covington, and Gilbert Burns haven’t been able to do so. If Usman retains, he will move closer to Georges St-Pierre and see the calls to crown him as the greatest UFC welterweight increase.

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Rohini Kottu

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Rohini Kottu is a UFC Writer at EssentiallySports. She is also a Psychologist and has a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology. Rohini, in her role as a UFC writer, combines her admiration for the mental resilience that MMA fighters have and her love for analysis.
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Reubyn Coutinho