It wasn’t quite what Ben Askren originally described, but there certainly was a heated moment with Kamaru Usman prior to this past Thursday’s UFC 235 news conference in Las Vegas. Askren (18-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who has been poking fun at Usman (14-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC) – or “Marty from Nebraska” as he calls him from their amateur wrestling days – since he joined the UFC roster this past year. With both men scheduled to compete against different opponents on the March card, they shared space for the first time in order to promote the event. Words were exchanged between the two sides during the press conference, and Askren, a former Bellator and ONE Championship titleholder, claimed Usman “tried attacking me” backstage prior to the press conference. New video footage shows that’s not quite the case, but they certainly did have an intense face-to-face that caused UFC President Dana White and other UFC security members to separate them. Related Ben Askren vows never to fight UFC champ Tyron Woodley Video: Champ Tyron Woodley, Kamaru Usman get heated at UFC 235 press conference Watch the video above to see how it all unfolded
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Video: Kamaru Usman confronts Ben Askren prior to UFC 235 press conference – MMA Junkie