“That’s Like Dropping LeBron James.”: Joe Rogan Upset With People Disregarding Kamaru Usman After UFC 278 Loss

Joe Rogan, the veteran UFC color commentator, is disgusted with people ignoring former champion Kamaru Usman after his knockout loss at UFC 278.

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Former pound-for-pound number one fighter Kamaru Usman faced the first loss of his UFC career last month. He was set for a rematch against Leon Edwards, whom Usman had already defeated in 2015.

‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ dominated ‘Rocky’ for most of the rounds. However, Edwards took advantage of Usman’s only mistake just a minute before the end of the fight and landed a vicious kick to the leg that knocked him unconscious.

The outcome of the fight surprised many, including UFC commentator Rogan. Since then, some people have been downplaying Usman. However, Rogan does not fall into this group. Instead, he recently lashed out at people ignoring Usman after the UFC 278 loss and compared him to LeBron James.

“All those sponsors can go to hell. If you were to drop Kamaru Usman due to a one kick knockout in a sport where that’s like dropping LeBron (James) if someone nailed him. How not”, Rogan said on the recent episode of his podcast with guest Will Harris.

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“What are you talking about? Like, this is what the sport is. Those are the consequences and those consequences are available to even the greatest champions. If you get kicked in the head, that’s it. That’s the button. Leon Edwards kicks you in the head, that’s the button… It was clean, no way to survive that… Rogan added.

Kamaru Usman took defeat sportingly on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast

‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ has had a long reign in the UFC welterweight division. However, it all ended with a kick. But that didn’t have much of an effect on Usman’s mindset.

Following his loss, the Nigerian fighter appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast where he discussed the knockout. The former champion joked about his defeat and praised the new champion, Edwards.

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According to many reports, the UFC is working on a trilogy between Usman and Edwards. The fight will most likely take place next year in Edwards’ home country of England.

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