Kamaru Usman arriving to fight in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter/@UFCEspanol
Despite the sequence of three defeats he faces, Kamaru Usman has high self-esteem. The opponent of Joaquin buckley in the main fight of UFC Atlanta drew up a rather bold plan to face Dricus du Plessis, champion of the top division, the middleweight (up to 83,9 kg). The imaginary route of the current welterweight (up to 77 kg) goes through victory on Saturday (14) and the name of Islam makhachev.
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“My path to get there is pretty simple. I’m just going to lay out the map here. I finish Buckley this weekend and then I wait for the winner, I think, of Islam versus JDM, which is going to be an incredible fight. It’s great to have Islam moving up in the division. Who wouldn’t buy a ticket to that? I love Islam. Islam is a great fighter. I think this is something that we’ll both remember forever,” Usman said during the fight. 'media day' do UFC Atlanta.
After now have manifested the desire for a 'super fight' with Islam makhachev, the former champion is aiming for a victory that would put him in a position to seek 'new horizons'.
“To defeat (Islam) and then move on and probably vacate, move up. I against Dricus Du Plessis, if he is the champion, or Khamzat Shimaev Also, if Dricus is no longer the champion, we do this. If Dricus is the champion, we do this on the first card in Africa. This is another box office success. These are consecutive successful fights that you tell your grandchildren about. Who wouldn’t watch it?” he asked. Kamaru Usman.
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