Kamaru Usman indicates he will remain in the middleweight division and challenges prospect for fight at UFC 300

Kamaru Usman arriving to fight in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter/@UFCEspanol

New member of the middleweight category (up to 83,9kg.), Kamaru Usman demonstrates that he enjoyed venturing into the division reigned by Sean Strickland. Despite the defeat to Khamzat Shimaev No. UFC 294, the Nigerian intends to continue aiming for the belt and wants to reach it as quickly as possible. In an interview with Megan Olivi, the athlete expressed his desire to face the second place in the ranking, Dricus Du Plessis.

“I just need to believe in myself. I'm going to take a little bit off, just a little bit (of time) and I'm back in the gym. He (Chimaev) will fight for the title. I'll take (Dricus) Du Plessis, penultimate fight, UFC 300. Why not?” said Usman.

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Defeated in the majority decision of the judges after accepting the confrontation 11 days in advance, Kamaru Usman impressed fans by coming close to triumph against Khamzat Shimaev. After resisting his rival's great first round, the Nigerian managed to impose himself in the final 10 minutes of the fight, but not enough to convince the side judges.

D. Du Plessis is in the crosshairs of Kamaru Usman. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @dricusduplessis

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Suffered by three consecutive defeats, the former welterweight champion lives with the expectation of becoming middleweight champion and then returning to his old division in search of regaining the belt he lost to Leon edwards. According to the Nigerian, the idea is to accomplish an unprecedented feat in the organization.

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