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Kamaru Usman Says He'd 'Humble' Conor McGregor Ahead of UFC 246

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UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman took exception to Conor McGregor's comments this week about looking at other opponents instead of potentially challenging him for the title.

Speaking to TMZ Sports, Usman accused the Notorious One of trying to avoid him in the interest of racking up easy wins.

"Humans love the path of least resistance," Usman said. "Fair play to him, I'd say. Fair play to Conor. But this jock sniffer will humble him even worse than Khabib [Nurmagomedov] has humbled him."

The comments came in the wake of McGregor telling reporters Usman has a "sniff-the-jockstrap style" of fighting during the UFC 246 press conference Wednesday.