Kamaru Usman shocked his Snapchat followers when he posted a story where he told his haters to ‘kill' themselves. The UFC welterweight champion soon came out and explained what exactly was going on.

“Whomever you are watching my story please choke yourself. 2022 just started and your life is centered around others. Better yet, KILL YOURSELF. HAVE FUN WATCHING MY LIFE & NOT YOURS!!” – Kamaru Usman wrote.

Kamaru Usman returned to Snapchat in order to explain his comments. The UFC welterweight admits it was late and he wasn't in the best frame of mind when he wrote them.

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“Let me clear this up. I know that was tough. Hey, it was 4am in the morning, which is a little slizurp’d. And obviously I typed it the wrong way. Let me rephrase this. For that hater, you know who you are. That particular haters, one of you or maybe two of you, that keeps watching my story so you could have something to say with hate on. Choke yourself, this is me saying it now choke yourself. But for the rest of my fans, my actual real fans, I love and appreciate you guys. I always have and always will.”

The UFC champion made it a point to clarify that the controversial posts were directed only at a few specific haters and not his fanbase. The situation was an odd one and everyone involved will be hoping it gets forgotten sooner rather than later.

Kamaru Usman doesn't currently have a fight booked following his successful title defense at UFC 268. He is expected to return in the second half of 2022.