UFC: Usman Identifies Four Potential Opponents For Next Fight

Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has identified four opponents for his potential return to welterweight.

Usman still holds the No. 1 spot in the welterweight rankings despite being inactive in the division for almost 500 days; his most recent appearance was a short notice middleweight defeat to Khamzat Chimaev in October 2023.

Usman, who turned 38 years old earlier this year, also noted that no matter how ‘hot’ the prospect, he has the experience and know-how to derail any hype train in the UFC.

“I’ve been doing this; I have been [and] always will be the bogeyman of that welterweight division, but it is what it is.”

“I’m not going to say ‘of course’, [but] I’m going to say that there’s a huge chance that it comes down to one of these guys because these are the streaky guys right now.

“These are the ‘hot’ guys—as I like to think of it, these are the new ‘hot chicks’ in the division right now, and of course, you know we love hot chicks.”