Who should Kamaru Usman fight?

[joey gerbils]

Is he staying at MW? After his Khamzat fight he deserves a big name either at WW or MW.

It's been over a year since he fought, who should he be matched up against in his return?

I kinda wanna see him stay at MW although he could probably beat Belal at WW if he could line up another title fight

 

[TITS]

Butterbean

 

[Fight Professor]

Garry?

 

[svmr_db]

Sean Brady makes sense.

 

[gentel]

I think Usman vs Buckley could be a good title eliminator

 

[PeterGriffin]

Jake Paul. Get paid. Retire.

 

[Natural Order]

Brady, maybe De La Maddalena?

 

[FreddieRoachsVoice]

Ian Garry makes sense if he goes back to WW. There really aren't any "legacy fights" I can think of at WW so might as well face a rising contender.

At MW, Vettori makes sense and would be an interesting stylistic match-up. Usman vs Whittaker would be a solid PPV co-main/fight night main event.

 

[Aurelian]

He's been making statements about going back to WW. As was mentioned, Sean Brady is a good fight. Ian Garry would be a good fight too.

 

[IneedSometop]

Garry, Buckley, or Brady. It must be one of those 3. If I’m Usman I’m trying to get the Brady fight. He seems the most beatable style wise for Usman

 

[Here's Johnny!]

At 37, and not wanting to fight before his 38th birthday... I honestly don't care if he fights again... we have watched what 37 looks like too many times to expect anything else to happen other than maybe 1 win mixed in with however many other fights he fights being losses... I bet he could beat Holland... and lose to every other WW he fights slowly getting worse and worse until he's losing to some actual never heard of him..

 

[TriangleMonkey]

Don’t he and Garry share the same training room?

Most likely gonna be Buckley

Brady prob lose that one based on styles

 

[jsbx45]

Usman deserves a high ranked contender and a title shot if he wins IMO. He played the company man and wasted half his career fighting fucking Colby and Mas. Those fights aren't aging well and they were the bidding of the UFC. It might not be a popular opinion, but I think Usman deserves another shot at gold if he can post a good W.

 

[Elegant]

I'd like Usman to get rid of Brady for us as he's typically a boring blanket with very forgettable uneventful fights and has the potential to lay n pray some of the new surging exciting ww striking prospects

 

[Jon's Drug Dealer]

Retirement. He'll be 38 this year and has lost 3 in a row. He's never fighting for a title again. He headlined multiple PPVs as champion and shouldn't need to add more loses to his record for scraps.

 

[Harlekin]

He's soon 38, should've made his money as a champ.
Have a fare well fight, why keep fighting at that age for 20% of his previous income.
Wonderboy and MVP would be some easy wins and good money. Because their grappling and tdd isn't good.

 

[ejazahmednit]

His injuries

 

[Tweak896]

Buckley or Brady. Usman has been gone too long from WW without a win. He needs to give up his ranking to someone who deserves it. I really like Usman so it pains to say this, but he's in rank squatter territory. If he wants money fights he needs to clean up the WW division with a contender or 2. He hasn't won since 2021 Colby fight, we're in 2025 now and that's crazy.

 

[RockyLockridge]

nick diaz in gfl for all i care honestly

 

[Darkavius]

Don’t he and Garry share the same training room?

Most likely gonna be Buckley

Brady prob lose that one based on styles

They used to share the same training room but now Garry trains with the same team as Charles Oliveira down in Brazil from what I understand.