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Kamaru Usman plays down Nate Diaz’s ability after boxing win: ‘He’s not a world class fighter. Are you crazy?’

Former undisputed welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman has played down the ability of former UFC star, Nate Diaz in the aftermath of his boxing win over common-foe, Jorge Masvidal over the weekend – claiming a host of 170lbs fighters would have their way with him – relatively easily.

Diaz, an alum of the UFC and a former lightweight title challenger, made his return to combat sports over the course of the weekend in Anaheim, taking on inaugural symbolic BMF champion, Masvidal in a boxing match re-run.

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Kamaru Usman plays down Nate Diaz's ability after boxing win: 'He's not a world class fighter.