UFC fans take issue with Mohammed Usman putting up a snoozefest against debutant Junior Tafa

UFC heavyweight Mohammed Usman's recent performance left a lot to be desired in the eyes of MMA fans.Former UFC champion Kamaru Usman's brother took on Junior Tafa in a heavyweight clash in the prelims of UFC Fight Night 222, which took place on April 22 at the UFC Apex Facility in Enterprise, Nevada.The fight turned out to be a lackluster affair with not much action taking place over the course of 15 minutes. In the end, Usman got his hand raised via unanimous decision with a 29-28 score from all three judges ringside.UFC@ufcUnanimous for Mohammed Usman!He takes the decision over Junior Tafa here on the #UFCVegas71 prelims1694106Unanimous for Mohammed Usman!He takes the decision over Junior Tafa here on the #UFCVegas71 prelims https://t.co/DeMbUggqkdMany MMA fans and celebrities alike took to Twitter to share their disappointment with the fight.UFC middleweight Kelvin Gastelum revealed that he had high hopes from the heavyweight clash but was left underwhelmed in the end by the two athletes.&quot;I was going to say Usman and Tafa is the fight that’s a sleeper tonight. Looking at the fight now, it is putting me to sleep. This fight had all the potential to be great.&quot;#OnAmission4Gold@KelvinGastelumI was going to say Usman and Tafa is the fight that’s a sleeper tonight. Looking at the fight now, it is putting me to sleep. This fight had all the potential to be great.1455I was going to say Usman and Tafa is the fight that’s a sleeper tonight. Looking at the fight now, it is putting me to sleep. This fight had all the potential to be great.One user compared the fight to witnessing paint drying on a wall.&quot;Watching paint dry was more fun to watch.&quot;chessaleśMMA@Fromthearea64@ufc Watching paint dry was more fun to watch 🥱1@ufc Watching paint dry was more fun to watch 🥱Another individual said that Usman had limited potential and would not be able to hold his own against a decent athlete in the division.&quot;Usman wont go far. Too sloppy, too heavy, zero technique. A decent heavyweight will starch him.&quot;.@Loyiso__m@ufc Usman wont go far. Too sloppy, too heavy, zero technique. A decent heavyweight will starch him.5@ufc Usman wont go far. Too sloppy, too heavy, zero technique. A decent heavyweight will starch him.A few more tweets on the fight can be seen below:Thechek182@thechek182@ufc Quite possibly the worst 20 minutes I have ever spent watching anything in my entire life.501@ufc Quite possibly the worst 20 minutes I have ever spent watching anything in my entire life.Bert@Lordlotuskiller@KelvinGastelum @DominickCruz trying to sell this snorefest so bad2@KelvinGastelum @DominickCruz trying to sell this snorefest so badDefender of Justice@DFNDRofTRUTH@ufc Never have Usman fight again. That was the Worst lay and pray I've ever seen.5@ufc Never have Usman fight again. That was the Worst lay and pray I've ever seen.Supremepapi@itstillhurtsbro@ufc GET THEM OUT THE UFC3@ufc GET THEM OUT THE UFCJ pena@jrodmichael_p@ufc Usman doing everything he can to avoid fighting18@ufc Usman doing everything he can to avoid fightingMatty DoBronxIRE-Ish ☮️@Matthew53399107@ufc It was an awful performance but the fact is Taffa has ZERO ground game. So a limited fighter like Usman could just hug him until the clock runs out &amp; get a W@ufc It was an awful performance but the fact is Taffa has ZERO ground game. So a limited fighter like Usman could just hug him until the clock runs out &amp; get a WPaddy@baddythepaddyy@ufc as an espn+ subscriber why do we have to get commercials instead of this ?@ufc as an espn+ subscriber why do we have to get commercials instead of this ?This Guy@myers851@ufc Cut them both, what terrible fight. Heavyweights used to be fun.@ufc Cut them both, what terrible fight. Heavyweights used to be fun.Lawless ⚒@TheLawless@ufc Terrible fight. Just laid on top of him throwing a few punches with no intention to pass guard or get a submission2@ufc Terrible fight. Just laid on top of him throwing a few punches with no intention to pass guard or get a submissionGucciSerg@sergiodaGOAT@ufc Usman had to go into “EMERGENCY CROTCH SNIFFING MODE” LMFAO🤣421@ufc Usman had to go into “EMERGENCY CROTCH SNIFFING MODE” LMFAO🤣💀Squid Vicious MMA@SquidViciousMMA@ufc1142@ufc https://t.co/dI2ClD4QtLPaul Hiepler@paulhiepler@ufc13@ufc https://t.co/PK2gwK3O1pMohammed Usman reveals advice given by brother Kamaru prior to the fightAfter his victory at UFC Vegas 71, Mohammed Usman made an appearance at the post-fight press conference. During his time there, 'The Motor' revealed the advice given by his brother Kamaru Usman moments before his fight.Usman revealed that Kamaru told him not to rush things and stay patient throughout the fight:&quot;My brother just kept saying the same thing over and over again, 'Don't rush. Stay patient.'... Your heartrate is already soaring through the roof but when you rush, it goes up a little bit more. It makes you lose track of focus. The mission is not to go in there and rush. The mission is to go in there annd execute and do what we need to do to get the job done and I'm glad we got that done today.&quot;Check out Mohammed Usman's comments from the 2:36 mark below:With the victory, Usman is now 9-2 in his professional MMA career, which includes four wins by knockout and two by submission.

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