Kamaru Usman's daughter carried from ringside as the Nigeria Nightmare praises Edwards 

Irish fighter Conor McGregor reacts to news that Kamaru Usman’s daughter was carried off the arena floor bawling her eyes out at UFC 278: “I feel this deep. I do not suggest bringing family whatsoever”

McGregor has said he doesn’t think fighters should allow their families to watch them compete in the arena following Kamaru Usman’s KO loss.

Last Saturday night at UFC 278, Kamaru Usman fell to a devastating knockout defeat at the hands of Leon Edwards in the fifth round of their intense main event.

The violent nature of the head-kick defeat left the former champion out cold on the canvas, stunning many fans and pundits both in attendance and watching around the world.

Unsurprisingly, McGregor was a man who was watching pretty closely, and he had a lot of thoughts on what went down during his standard post-fight Twitter rants.

One thing that was particularly noteworthy, though, was what he said about the prospect of fighters bringing their family to the arena to watch them compete.

“I feel this deep. I do not suggest bringing family whatsoever. Especially the children. This is different fighting. I’ve done both sides of this and feel going to the mission solo is best. You can see family again post battle. Will definitely be continuing this way going forward.”

McGregor, as he said, brought his family with him last January when he made his return to the Octagon to take on Dustin Poirier.

While they were clearly proud of his efforts, he did wind up getting finished via TKO in one of the most noteworthy defeats of his career to date.

Meanwhile, Usman has praised Edwards’ Hail Mary knockout in the main event of UFC 278.

After grinding his way to a 3-1 lead on the scorecards heading into the fifth round, Usman seemed to be well on his way to successfully defending the UFC welterweight championship for the sixth time. In doing so, he also would’ve matched Anderson Silva’s incredible 16-fight unbeaten streak in the UFC.

Unfortunately for the former king, it didn’t quite play out that way as Edwards landed one of the nastiest head-kicks we’ve seen in a long time to knock Usman out and capture the strap.

Kamaru was quick to come out on social media and applaud Leon for his win, and in addition to that, he also took part in an interview with TMZ – showing the world how champions react when they get knocked down.

During their conversation, Usman made sure to give Edwards props for how it all played out.

“It was a great shot, I’m talking Hail Mary in the Super Bowl. That was a great shot, man.

“It’s not hard at all [to watch]. Do you know how many people I’ve done that to? It happened, and that’s the beautiful thing about this sport — that happens, but we forget what was actually taking place in that fight. I’m not down at all. It’s almost like everyone is more sad about it than I am. Everyone else is more emotional than I am. To me, that lets me know that people care, that people are invested.

“I’m so gracious with just the time, and it sucks that the attention is from a defeat. “I thought I was famous before, but f***, with the meme action going on, oh, I’m famous now!

“It just creates hunger for the return, and I’m just excited for what’s next. I have a rare opportunity now to just inspire and motivate people that you can fall and get back up. I’m excited about it.”

While it’s far too early to talk about dates, the expectation is that Leon Edwards will defend his newly-won title against Usman next year in England.