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Kamaru Usman Says Conor McGregor Was 'Silent' After Being Offered UFC Fight

Kamaru Usman says there's one reason he and Conor McGregor will never go one-on-one in the Octagon: McGregor is afraid of him.

The reigning UFC welterweight champion says McGregor was "silent" after Usman offered him a prizefight earlier this year.

"[A Conor fight is] just a lost cause because we both know Conor—the only time Conor gets up to the welterweight division is if he's able to pick and choose lightweights with double-digit losses that he can pick off and not have to cut weight to get down to lightweight," Usman told TMZ Sports.

"If Conor wants a piece at welterweight, he knows who the king of the division is.