Kamaru Usman - What's next for him?

What's next for him?

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He should probably just retire as he’s been exposed as never being that good anyways.
 
I thought he was fighting Shavkat or was that some late April fools crap.
 
Kamaru Usman is too smug and full of himself to accept being a can.

He should either retire right now, or give it one more go.

That would include a meeting with Belal Muhammad.

Muhammed is the most active, winningest WW in the division, next to Leon Edwards, against whom Kamaru has already failed twice. Losing to Muhammed should make Usman immediately retire.

However, beating Muhammed would put Usman firmly in the #1 position.

If simultaneously Colby beats Leon, then Usman then should face Covington for the title.
If Usman loses to Colby, then for sure he should retire.

If he beats Colby, then that sets up a quadrilogy with Edwards.
If he beats Edwards, then Usman should retire as Champion.
If he loses to Edwards, then retire.

IMO, he should gauge himself with Belal Muhammed first, then decide from there.

The Muhammed fight would also be a fresh pairing, as I think everyone is sick of seeing Colby/Usman and Edwards/Usman for the foreseeable future.
 
I like the Wonderboy fight.
So maybe the winner of Wonderboy vs Pereira.
 
KillerIsBack V2 said:
Wrong, the second he lost via KO. And looked pretty flattened.
The third was via MD.

i should edit my post to say “first title fight” good looking out
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Had Usman pulled out the rubber match, it’s one of the few times I’d have argued for a 4th due to the first having taken place about 7 years earlier when Usman was ~3.5 years away from challenging for the title.

Both guys being so young in their career (only 19 previous fights between the two of them if Wikipedia is correct) isn’t the best indication of where they’d be once they’re the top two guys in the world.

Re 3rd fight: Yeah a bit.
 
He can fight Chiesa on the undercard of a Fight Night card for all I care.
 
Middleweight fight with Dricus for the king of Africa title ?
 
He's still a contender. Why the fuck would he consider retirement after merely losing a close decision to the champ?
If he takes a year off, he definitely will have a TS argument if one of the dudes he's beaten before manages to take the belt in the meantime (speaks about his success that most of them are still actually contenders).
 
Elvis. said:
I think he seriously consider calling it a career, he’s probably got the money , he’s not getting any younger, the suspicion is that his knees are fubar , he’s got nothing to prove.
If the organization offers him a fight against a top contender that if he won he could get another crack at the title that’s one thing , but it appears the belt will belong to Leon or Colby in the immediate future and I don’t think they want to book him against either one of them again
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You don't think the UFC won't consider giving him a title shot if it's Colby who's the champ by then?
 
Dirty Frank said:
You don't think the UFC won't consider giving him a title shot if it's Colby who's the champ by then?
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Now that you say it out loud , maybe
They might be nervous trying to sell the same fight 3 times , but I could see it with the hatred they have
 
IronGolem007 said:
Kamaru Usman is too smug and full of himself to accept being a can.

He should either retire right now, or give it one more go.

That would include a meeting with Belal Muhammad.

Muhammed is the most active, winningest WW in the division, next to Leon Edwards, against whom Kamaru has already failed twice. Losing to Muhammed should make Usman immediately retire.

However, beating Muhammed would put Usman firmly in the #1 position.

If simultaneously Colby beats Leon, then Usman then should face Covington for the title.
If Usman loses to Colby, then for sure he should retire.

If he beats Colby, then that sets up a quadrilogy with Edwards.
If he beats Edwards, then Usman should retire as Champion.
If he loses to Edwards, then retire.

IMO, he should gauge himself with Belal Muhammed first, then decide from there.

The Muhammed fight would also be a fresh pairing, as I think everyone is sick of seeing Colby/Usman and Edwards/Usman for the foreseeable future.
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Less than a year ago he was the champ with five title defences, now he’s on the verge of being a can. Amazing
 
Belal is a good option for him. Usman has a good chance of winning but even if he loses he won't take that much damage. It also makes a lot of sense for Belal who needs a big name on his record.
 
Dirty Frank said:
He's still a contender. Why the fuck would he consider retirement after merely losing a close decision to the champ?
If he takes a year off, he definitely will have a TS argument if one of the dudes he's beaten before manages to take the belt in the meantime (speaks about his success that most of them are still actually contenders).
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I mean was it really that close?
Plus he go koed right before that
If he can't beat a top contender maybe he should retire. Some guys aren't satisfied or interested in being gatekeepers
 
He could always go to MW and toss around those kickboxers with 0 grappling. Just make sure to do it before Khamzat does and he’s fine.
 
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