Kamaru Usman, former UFC welterweight champion, has reacted to Conor McGregor’s criticism that he took his daughter along to his fights.
Video of Samirah Usman crying following her father's devastating knockout loss to Leon Edwards went viral after the dethronement of UFC 278.
Kamaru Usman was brutally knocked unconscious by Leon Edwards in front his daughter at UFC 278
Samirah, age 8, was moved to tears when her father stopped by the Brit.
Conor McGregor sympathizes with Samirah, but insists that children should not be present at fights
Usman believes McGregor is "missing a mark" and plans to still take Samirah to McGregor's fights
McGregor, after seeing the footage, expressed sympathy to Samirah, 8 years old, and said he would no longer have his family present for his fights.
Usman stated that Conor had tweeted something, and was blaming me for bringing her to fight and such.
"And f**k no! It's not clear to them. They are just at a low level of thought and don't get it.
"My daughter is not only going to see when daddy wins, but daddy continues to beat everyone and daddy gets her into the best school or whatever else she chooses. No.
"Because she's in a strange place where I'm trying teach her.
"She has a work ethic but it's more like, "Eh, that's not what I want to do today" or, "I don’t want gymnastics this week."
"And she doesn’t want to do that. "Oh, it's not what I like anymore. I want to stop.
"And I'm trying my best to teach her the best that I can, without forcing her into hard work.
"My six-month-old daughter has been going to the gym every day since she was six months.
She understands it and is okay with it. She understands that and can therefore watch my fights.
"But I'm more than gonna bring her, because daddy's victorious."
Usman, now 35, hopes to bring Samirah along to his fight with Edwards in the Trilogy early next year.
He stated, "I am blessed right this moment with an opportunity to demonstrate to my daughter that you can fall and get up."
"And to hear people like Conor who do have children, say something similar, it was like, "Man, you're missing a lot of the mark big-time, bro."
The series decider between Usman and Brit Edwards will take place in the UK beginning next year. However, a date has not been set.
McGregor is still healing from the terrible broken leg that he sustained in his fight with Dustin Pourier last July.
The Irishman is on track to return to the Octagon sometime next year.
