Kamaru Usman may need another win to earn another UFC title shot

Kamaru Usman whitethorn request different triumph if helium wants different changeable astatine the UFC title. After 3 consecutive losses, the erstwhile UFC welterweight champion returned to winning ways past play astatine the UFC's Atlanta event.

There, the 38-year-old Usman stopped Joaquin Buckley's winning streak and defeated him by unanimous determination successful a show reminiscent of his champion days.

Usman inactive aims to regain the welterweight throne, which is presently held by Jack Della Maddalena, but lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and respective different superior challengers could basal successful his way.

Although Usman is among the astir celebrated names successful the division, 1 challenger claims that the "Nigerian Nightmare" cannot leap the queue successful the rubric race, astatine slightest not without warring him first.

The UFC's second-ranked welterweight Sean Brady is connected the verge of a rubric combat aft forcing erstwhile champion Leon Edwards to taxable successful a precise ascendant show successful March.

Usman's triumph implicit Buckley

Brady commented connected Usman's triumph implicit Buckley and his claims astir attacking the title, suggesting that the 2 combat successful a first-round contender's bout.

"If helium had finished it, helium mightiness person had a stronger argument, but Buckley was fig seven," Brady said connected his podcast The BradyBagz Podcast.

"You're coming disconnected 3 losses. I cognize what he's saying, he's the biggest sanction successful the division, but let's accidental Islam and JDM combat successful October. Let's accidental Islam wins. Then helium won't combat again until adjacent year.

"So you're going to hold possibly eighteen months, due to the fact that Islam won't combat during Ramadan. He mightiness not combat until aboriginal oregon precocious 2026, and past there's Shavkat (Rahmonov). They accidental he's inactive adjacent for the title. So, I don't know."

"To me, either way, I'm going to combat Usman oregon Ian (Garry).

"It makes sense. That's what I'm present for. Let's not wait." "Let's spot who the existent fig 1 challenger is," Brady said of a imaginable combat with Usman.