What happened between Kamaru Usman and Kevin Holland backstage at UFC 281?

Kamaru Usman and Kevin Holland got into an altercation that almost turned physical while they were backstage at UFC 281. In a video shared by comedian Jim Norton on his Twitter account, Kevin Holland and Jamahal Hill can be seen having a verbal spat with an associate of Kamaru Usman. The former welterweight champion and his entourage were trying to separate the two parties.

An associate of (possibly) Kamaru Usman can be seen being shoved, with Dominance MMA CEO Ali Abdelaziz getting caught in the middle of the scuffle.

The beef may have been between Kevin Holland and Kamaru Usman, as the 'Trailblazer' can be seen walking away shouting:

"You're the actor, not me!!"

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Kevin Holland alleges Kamaru Usman's scenes were shortened in the Black Panther sequel

In the UFC 281 media scrum, Holland alleged that the former welterweight champion had more scenes in the recently released 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' which were eventually cut. 'Trailblazer' said that Usman had a scene where he kicked an enemy in the head. But following UFC 278, where Usman lost his championship to Leon Edwards via a head-kick KO, the scene was taken out of the final edit.

Here's what Holland said when asked about his thoughts on the Edwards vs. Usman trilogy:

"I got Leon winning that fight. Usman's a great athlete, great fighter. He actually had a bigger role in Wakanda, but I heard they took it out because his role was him head kicking somebody, and then he got head kicked [at UFC 278]. So, [it was] just, kind of like one of those things where they didn't want to f*****g do that to him and mess with his head. Yeah, I think Leon gets it done again."

Skip to 4:30 for Kevin Holland's thoughts on Edwards vs. Usman 3:

Usman is likely to fight Edwards in a trilogy bout sometime next year.

'The Nigerian Nightmare' had a minor role in the recently released 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.' The former welterweight champion was seen with his co-stars Lupita Nyong'o and Michaela Coel at the UFC 281 event.