Usman has his ‘sights set on’ LHW title fight after he beats Edwards

[Wild]

Kamaru Usman is serious about moving up not one but two weight classes in a bid to become the UFC’s next two-division champion.

Usman will be looking to move up to light heavyweight after he defends his welterweight title against top-ranked contender Leon Edwards at UFC 278.

‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ will move up to 205 to face ‘whoever’ the champ is after he defeats ‘Rocky’ next month. Whether that’s Jiri, Jan, or some other fighter is of no concern to Usman. He’ll be able to beat whoever the UFC puts in front of him.

“We’re gonna go in there and we’re completely focused on Leon Edwards,” Usman said in a recent interview with TMZ Sports. “But after Leon Edwards, we have our sights set on (light heavyweight), whether it’s Jan or whether it’s Jiří, whoever it is, that’s what we want.”

Nothing I can’t handle… but first the English #P4P #ANDSTILL pic.twitter.com/KJCnGtR4xl

— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) July 4, 2022

Usman’s confidence stems from the fact that he is not only one of the greatest champions in the sport but also the No. 1-ranked pound-for-pound fighter on the planet right now.

“I want to prove to the world that there’s a reason why they say pound-for-pound,” he said. “That means pound-for-pound at any given time, any given moment, any given weight, I can go in there and not only hold my own, I can be victorious. I wanna be able to prove that.”

Usman will return to the Octagon to defend his welterweight title against Edwards at the upcoming UFC 278 PPV on Aug. 20 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.


Kamaru Usman has his ‘sights set on’ light heavyweight title fight after he beats Edwards at UFC 278

 

[Rambo John J]

Huh?

He would get smoked up there by all of them

Not interested in 185 because of Izzy?

LHWs are Giant Dudes nowadays

 

[TheFifthScallop]

I don’t think his knees could handle it.

 

[Rambo John J]

I don’t think his knees could handle it.

He is only 6 foot, maybe

Most of those guys are 6 foot 2 to 6 foot 5 with huge frames

Old Man Shogun with three bad knees might KO him in under 3 minutes

I can't think of anybody he could beat in the top 20, certainly not Jiri, Glover, or Jan

 

[Jdog93]

I don’t think his knees could handle it.

 

[Big Dummy]

He doesn’t want to fight his Nigerian brethren Izzy, but what if Pereira sparks Stylebender?
Do you think he would jump in and try 185

Marty’s the man, I’d like to see him take that 205 strap then jump up and take that HW belt. Guys like us are just built different.

 

[Rambo John J]

He doesn’t want to fight his Nigerian brethren Izzy, but what if Pereira sparks Stylebender?
Do you think he would jump in and try 185

Marty’s the man, I’d like to see him take that 205 strap then jump up and take that HW belt. Guys like us are just built different.

That is probably the only move for him.
He just can't say it because it shows lack of faith in Izzy solving the Pereira puzzle.

205 isn't gonna go good for him

 

[Big Dummy]

That is probably the only move for him.
He just can't say it because it shows lack of faith in Izzy solving the Pereira puzzle.

205 isn't gonna go good for him

Jumping up to “avenge” your boy isn’t a good look but these guys don’t have a ton of time, Usman is 34-35? If there’s an opportunity you gotta take it.
It’s likely but not guaranteed that he’d get smoked by top LHWs.
I’ll buy into the hype.
I wanna see it.

 

[Rambo John J]

Jumping up to “avenge” your boy isn’t a good look but these guys don’t have a ton of time, Usman is 34-35? If there’s an opportunity you gotta take it.
It’s likely but not guaranteed that he’d get smoked by top LHWs.
I’ll buy into the hype.
I wanna see it.

I just don't wanna see him get an instant title shot 35 lbs above his weight class

I had forgotten the revenge on Jan angle

 

[ECC170]

Khamzat has him running? use to be an Usman fan but this Nigerian brethren shit has lost me, dude didn't even know Izzy until the UFC STFU