At Thursday’s UFC 235 press conference in Las Vegas, UFC newcomer Ben Askren claimed that Kamaru Usman tried to attack him backstage just moments before the event.
As it turns out, Askren was (kind of) telling the truth, as video footage has emerged of ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ confronting ‘Funky’ behind the scenes.
Check it out below, courtesy of Anatomy of a Fighter.
The two fighters got into a bit of a verbal exchange, and Usman had to be restrained by security and told to calm down. UFC president Dana White can be seen smirking as the action unfolded.