Usman has won six in a row (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook UFC)
After knocking out Serginho Moraes brutally at UFC Pittsburgh, held last Saturday (16), Kamaru Usman is on the rise in the welterweight division. Currently in 13th place in the under-77kg category ranking, the Nigerian has already chosen who he would like to face next: the Brazilian Rafael dos Anjos, who also had an impeccable performance two weeks ago, when he finished Neil Magny at UFC 215.
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“They keep marrying me to anyone, and I keep beating them. Rafael dos Anjos, you come to my division and you want to talk about fighting for the belt? Are you serious? Marry us, Sean (Shelby). Let me send you downstairs and make you lose weight again. (…) I'm a problem in the category! Who wants this fight? The trainers at my gym are experts in everything, jiu-jitsu, wrestling, everything. So, I've seen it all, I've done it all. Anyone, anywhere, at any time can come with anything. They don’t know anything, I’m a problem”, declared Kamaru, in a post-victory interview.
TUF 21 champion, Usman has the longest winning streak in the welterweight division, a feat achieved by winning the six fights he fought in the organization: he beat Haydar Hassan, Leon edwards, Alexander Yakolev, Warlley alves, Sean Strickland and Serginho himself. At 29 years old, the Nigerian has a record of eleven wins and one defeat.
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