Confess To Be Afraid Of Facing Canelo Alvarez, Kamaru Usman: If You Make Dollars, It Makes Sense, It Can Definitely Happen

JAKARTA - A few months ago, UFC fighter Kamaru Usman suddenly showed interest in challenging Mexican boxer Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in a fight that would likely result in record numbers of gains for both fighters.

However, major promoters of mixed martial arts (MMA) and professional boxing are reluctant to make this fight happen. Why?

Although previously there have been crossover fight experiments, such as the case of Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr who faced each other in 2017, the results turned out to be a bad experience. Financial interests prevail over sporting interests.

Recently, the African gladiator stated in an interview with SportBible that imagining himself fighting Canelo scares him, but he will not rest until it becomes a reality.

"This is something I want to do. I want to test myself like that and I want to have that fear again. I don't want to say I wasn't scared when I fought these guys, I was scared. But going out there with the guy, it was scary. And I definitely thrived in that situation," he was quoted as saying by Marca, Tuesday, April 5.

Kamaru has had 21 fights in the octagon and suffered just one loss. That is, it is something that gives credibility to his career.

However, UFC president Dana White did not agree to declare his fight against "Canelo" Alvarez.

However, Usman confirmed that he would continue to work on reaching an agreement with the Mexican promoter.

"Yes, I think it can be safe. If there is the right amount. If it makes money for the company. If it makes dollars, it makes sense. It can certainly happen," he said.