Black Panther role not a distraction from MMA, says Usman

Nigeria’s mixed martial arts superstar, Kamaru Usman, has revealed that his detour into movies and Hollywood is not a distraction to his mixed martial arts career but just him planning for the next stage of his life.

The former UFC welterweight champion revealed this while responding to a question from this reporter at the press conference of his upcoming MMA showpiece, the Face Off Fight Night 3, which will hold in Lagos on Thursday, 29 December.

Kamaru Usman bagged his first movie role when he featured in the latest installment of the Black Panther franchise, Black Panther; Wakanda Forever. Many critics were quick to point out that this was a distraction that could have contributed to the loss of his UFC welterweight title in August.