Media Kamaru Usman wants to fight Sean Brady next

Who should Kamaru Usman fight next?

  • Sean Brady

    Votes: 28 19.0%

  • Shavkat Rakhmonov

    Votes: 7 4.8%

  • Joaquin Buckley

    Votes: 58 39.5%

  • Somebody else at 170

    Votes: 13 8.8%

  • Move to 185

    Votes: 5 3.4%

  • Retire

    Votes: 36 24.5%
  • Total voters
    147
mkess101 said:
I hope people bet Usman vs Brady if the fight happens. I loved making $ on Brady last weekend and I'll love it again when he ragdolls Usman if they fight.
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I hope you lose your shirt.
 
I'd love to see Kamaru vs Brady and I'd take Buckley as well. If he wants some of these young bucks then give it to him. He is a former champ and did just fine against Khamzat.
 
svmr_db said:
What's the timeline for that though? Shavkat not getting the next title fight messed things up. He is probably still getting the Belal vs JDM winner since he stayed on the card to fight Garry. Probably get the winner of that in the fall I think.

So Brady wouldn't get a title shot until 2026 and that's in the unlikely scenario UFC lets him sit on this win for the rest of the year. May as well stay somewhat active and fight Usman or Buckley in the meantime.
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My thing is that Usman isn't one win away from a title shot so even if we accept Brady needs one more win Usman makes no sense. Usman is coming off a loss, three in fact. The UFC used to be smart in matching up guys coming off a loss so that one of them gets back on track. Buckley, Sean & Shavkat are all on winning streaks. Their last opponents are a better list for Kamaru. Since Colby and Leon are both former multiple time opponents the best choice is Ian Garry.
 
TITS said:
Why are people acting like fucking Brady is all of a sudden too good for Usman? I think Usman beats him worse than Belal did.
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A few years ago maybe.
Usman is more likely at this point to fall off the cliff than to climb to the summit.
He is 37 he will be 38 by his next fight.
His game heavily relied on pace, pressure and output.
His knees are shot and he can not put up big numbers of TD attempts or chain wrestling.

All due respect, he had one of the best runs in the history of MMA in his prime and he was one of the best ever at his peak, but..

He hasn't fought in a year and a half
And hasn't won in 3.5 time.

This is not the time to take on the guy just hitting his stride and peaking into potentially championship form
.these guys all think they can take the express lane to the title shot and refuse to admit they are aging,
maybe getting slower and need to find new eays to win that arent based on athleticism and phyiscal doninance

Being too stubborn to admit it is time for a tune up is why guys go from dominant win streaks to down slide losing streaks.

It's tune up time.

Legacy fight. Get a W.
Fight wonderboy, or someone of similar age/miles
Someone who is not going to use youth and Pace against him

Marvin Vettori, Paulo Costa, Vicente Luque
 
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jeff7b9 said:
He hasn't fought in a year and a half
And hasn't won in 3.5 time.

This is not the time to take on the guy just hitting his stride and peaking into potentially championship form
.these guys all think they can take the express lane to the title shot and refuse to admit they are aging,
maybe getting slower and need to find new eays to win that arent based on athleticism and phyiscal doninance

Being too stubborn to admit it is time for a tune up is why guys go from dominant win streaks to down slide losing streaks.

It's tune up time.
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I’m a firm believer in this tune up fights, this part nailed my line of thinking I’ve had for years. If Usman fought Brady even just a few months after Khamzat, id given him a better chance, I still think Usman dangerous and can still put together some wins, but fighting a guy like Brady right now there is a high possibility he gets wrecked. He does need a tune up and his coaches needs to adapt/evolve his fighting style given he’s aging. I don’t really believe too much in the prime this prime that deal when it comes to fighters but being away almost 2 years and not having a tune up fight as someone lower in the rankings would be bad for him. IMO.

More fighters need to adopt fighting power end ranking fighters when you been at the top after few losses to see where their head and skills are at, constantly fighting S class opponents back to back will only make the downfal quicker.
 
volcom5 said:
I’m a firm believer in this tune up fights, this part nailed my line of thinking I’ve had for years. If Usman fought Brady even just a few months after Khamzat, id given him a better chance, I still think Usman dangerous and can still put together some wins, but fighting a guy like Brady right now there is a high possibility he gets wrecked. He does need a tune up and his coaches needs to adapt/evolve his fighting style given he’s aging. I don’t really believe too much in the prime this prime that deal when it comes to fighters but being away almost 2 years and not having a tune up fight as someone lower in the rankings would be bad for him. IMO.

More fighters need to adopt fighting power end ranking fighters when you been at the top after few losses to see where their head and skills are at, constantly fighting S class opponents back to back will only make the downfal quicker.
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Mma in general could learn from boxing about tune up fights.

They take guys and RUIN their careers by giving them killer matchups all in a row. That's a losing streak and it destroys your selling and drawing power

One WIN even if lower ranked, disrupts that slide, creates a little positive momentum and then you can build on that. From there if you do beat a contender now you have a "winning streak'

It's optics. Look at Tony. They threw him killer after killer until it was too late. If they gave him a tune up instead of a murderer like Charles maybe he wouldn't have gone into a downward spiral or at least it wouldn't have been so devastating.

In comparison look at Gaethje and Poirier. Both fought lower ranked opponents amd just off that they stayed relevant in the title picture. Way way better move for their careers.
 
If Usman still has his legendary TDD like Aldo was able to hold on he should take it, prime Usman this would've been the easiest matchup to defend his belt. But I think his knees has fucked his wrestling. Would bet Brady takes it.

Whoever beats Usman likely gets a titleshot, rather see someone like Buckley who's consistently exciting and a fresh matchup for Belal than a rematch with Brady. If Buckley gets a titleshot because Shavkat is injured, then this is a good second choice. Still maybe Prates? Idk. WW needs more exciting guys at the top.
 
All the fights are good.

I'm fine with Usman fighting any of the up and commers.

The 170 rank squatting reign of terror has come to an end

Buckley, Brady, JDM, and even that skinny Brit are dispatching all the rank squatters who are circling the drain.

I think we might discover that Shav may not be the Elite performer we all thought he was.... I hope I'm wrong.
 
RockyLockridge said:
I wouldn't mind if Brady got the leap frog over shavkat, shavkat had his chance and let JDM take his shot, Brady's win was more decisive and against a better fighter (on paper). In regards to what they have done lately could be argued it's Brady
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Where did you get the idea Shavkat let JDM take his TS? Shavkat has an injury my guy.
 
RockyLockridge said:
Yes, that injury is letting JDM take his TS.

He shouldn't be surprised if he doesn't get the next one.
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I mean technically yes but the way you're wording it makes it sounds as if it was due to his own fault and not an unfortunate mishap he didn't have control over. Shavkat stayed on 310 after Belal pulled out and took a risky last minute fight against Ian which saved an already crumbling card. I highly doubt the UFC is going to leap frog Brady over Shavkat because of that not to mention the fact of Belal having already finished Sean a little while back.
 
CatchtheseHands said:
I mean technically yes but the way you're wording it makes it sounds as if it was due to his own fault and not an unfortunate mishap he didn't have control over.
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Regardless, the result will be the same. nothing in the UFC is promised. Even if it was literally promised directly to you.
 
Not needed, don’t want it

I can’t have shot-knee Usman take everything Brady ever worked for

Not like this

<cruzshake>
 
RockyLockridge said:
Regardless, the result will be the same. nothing in the UFC is promised. Even if it was literally promised directly to you.
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I don't know about "nothing" is promised now days. Jiri and Jamahal vacated and were promised a TS upon their return and got it. Dana said winner of Belal vs Gilbert would get a TS and Belal got it after beating Burns. Dana said Sean would get his rematch with DDP after DDP fights Izzy and he got it. I'm not saying Dana and the UFC do not go against their word, they certainly do but as of more recently they are delivering on their word more than they aren't. I'm not even trying to be a UFC defender. Just telling it how it is.
 
CatchtheseHands said:
I don't know about "nothing" is promised now days. Jiri and Jamahal vacated and were promised a TS upon their return and got it. Dana said winner of Belal vs Gilbert would get a TS and Belal got it after beating Burns. Dana said Sean would get his rematch with DDP after DDP fights Izzy and he got it. I'm not saying Dana and the UFC do not go against their word, they certainly do but as of more recently they are delivering on their word more than they aren't. I'm not even trying to be a UFC defender. Just telling it how it is.
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I understand but for example regarding the CURRENT situation revolving around shavkat, IF islam wins his next fight and expresses interest in moving up for a title shot, you think they will deny him? no of course not, he now must fight again. And that's possible

They also said Dricus wasn't getting the next title shot because he chose not to fight Izzy. But then Izzy jobbed to sean and things change. Basically, Things can change in an instant. For example, there is still PLENTY of time for Belal or JDM to pull out of that fight. Maybe buckley gets the fight against belal short notice, Now there is JDM, Shavkat AND brady all at the top with claims of a title shot. Basically, the UFC CAN keep a promise, but anything can change at anytime.
 
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