Last week at the UFC 235 press conference, Ben Askren and Kamaru Usman reportedly got into a minor altercation backstage before the event. The two UFC welterweights disputed the details of the incident with Askren saying Usman threatened him while Usman basically said he was keeping things real considering their online beef over the last few months. Then, over the weekend, video of the incident was released showing that only a few words were said before security intervened, footage which Usman says shows he’s not joking around.
Speaking with Ariel Helwani on Monday, Askren responded to the release of the video, calling the situation ‘“laughable” and making fun of Usman for thinking the video made “The Nigerian Nightmare” look tough.