Win win. A loss doesn't hurt but win propels him plus I'm sure a big $ increase in his next contract.
I would agree if I thought he had much of a chance, but his momentum would take an unnecessary hit.
Nah I don't think so. Usman is "unbeatable" in many peoples eyes right now so moving up in weight and losing to the bigger unbeatable man doesn't hurt at all but a win and boom hes a big high profile fight now.
Fantastic reading comprehension
I see where your coming from and could see it making sense against a Robbie Lawler/Cowboy Cerrone type fighter where he'd have better chance of winning and have an opportunity to get a lot of exposure, but as good as Usman is, he's still a complete unknown to the mainstream fans, so even if he pulled off a big upset it wouldn't propel as much as it should.
Makes sense to make interesting fights. Usman just ducking a dangerous guy.
It's a win/win aside from the damage his body likely would take. You can only take so many beatings.
