Kamaru Usman makes his case for title shot against | MMA News
Newly topped UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev would really like to face former titleholder Kamaru Usman next.
“If you give me the choice and ask me who I want to fight, I will take Kamaru,” Makhachev said during the UFC 322 Post-Fight Press Conference. “But, it’s not my job. Anyone, I will be ready.”
Makhachev vacated the light-weight championship to transfer up to the welterweight division to problem for a second UFC divisional title He dominated then-champion Jake Della Maddalena in the UFC 322 main event last weekend and joined the exclusive membership of fighters who have gained UFC championships in two weight lessons.
Usman would love to face Makhachev next and made his case for receiving the title shot.
“Let’s be honest. It’s no secret what I want,” Usman told ESPN MMA. “I think it’s logical. I think it makes sense.”
“I am a name in the division that I guess the company you know and you can trust that it’s going to really carry that title with pride and defend that title. It’s up to the company. It’s not up to me,” continued Usman.
“My best case scenario, I would love to fight for the title, win that title and defend that title against all these new crop of guys. But if the company wants to go another way, I can’t be mad at that.”
Wanting one thing and getting it are two very different issues. There are loads of worthy contenders in the division and no scarcity of voices that don’t assume Usman ought to get the next title shot.
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“If given the opportunity, I’m going to try to maximize it and go out there and do what I feel like I’m capable of doing,” Usman said. “I don’t care what these people have to say. For me, as far as what I feel about the chances (of getting the title shot). I think the chances are great.
“The time could be now to battle for the title because what does it do by having me battle another, um, Michael Morales? I’m still in the same place as I’m now. I battle Michael Morales, and I do what I did to Buckley to Morales, I’m still in that same place. There’s a lot of guys in the welterweight division that might doubtlessly put their title in that hat which with all respect. I respect it, but this is also an leisure company. You need to do that largest, baddest fights. I feel it is a no-brainer.”
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