Media Kamaru Usman suggests to run it back with Khamzat Chimaev

[ComfortablyNumb55]

Um no.

Usman looked like he wasn’t even trying to win the fight.

Did nothing.

 

[Iroh]

Should have done more against an injured Khamzat for two rounds. It's too late now, IMO. He lost and it's time for the next match up for the both of them.

 

[Megatronlee]

Usman doesn't have the necessary length and mass (slightly under 185 standard) to complete with Top 10.

He got the skillsets, but a 6'0"+ Barefoot tall and 220-230 Fight Night lbs fighter is needed to be highly successful in this division.

Yeah but I’d like to see him fight Khamzat again with a full camp

 

[killakillakilla]

Id be down with a 5-round rematch. I really enjoyed their fight.

 

[BabyBlue_Bomber]

Usman with a full training camp would be a very winnable fight for Usman…

Even more winnable if they tack on 2 more rounds.

 

[Cooliox]

Usman arguably won 2 rounds with 10 days notice, moving up a weight class


Lets see Usman with a proper camp, and proper time to bulk for MW... against Hazmat

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

Nah he didn’t deserve a draw, the fight wasn’t close. Khamzat had a 10-8 first round and controlled him in the 3rd round. Usman didn’t land anything in the fight significant to win the fight. The only dominant moments were khamzats

Round 2 and 3 Khamzat was outstruck and did nothing with the takedowns he got. Control is only scored when all else is equal and it wasn't. One of the judges got it right 28-28.

 

[mkt]

You can bet none of Khamzat's fans want to see a rematch where Usman actually has prep time and a camp, especially if it's over 5 rounds.

Came to say this, even though i don't want to see a rematch, at least not yet. But Khamzat fights so seldom and wants carefully selected opponents. Beating Usman (now on a 3-loss streak) again would do nothing for his resume but is risky considering how close it was with Usman only having 10 days notice. I guarantee he doesn't want this fight.

 

[Unheralded Truth]

Dude is on that strong copium...
Who cares if you're a slow starter, when you did nothing of worth anyway against a one handed opponent for 10 mins?

A rematch is likely to end up way worse for him. Get a grip.