Former undisputed welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman has claimed he’s open to a number of fights when he’s wholesome sufficient to compete once more — together with in opposition to Joaquin Buckley, after the he acquired a name out from the surging contender after his UFC Struggle Evening Tampa major occasion win.
Usman, who has been sidelined since October of final yr, made an impromptu middleweight transfer, forcing the unbeaten, Khamzat Chimaev the space in a controversial majority determination loss at UFC 294.
The defeat got here as Auchi native, Usman’s third consecutively, following prior back-to-back title struggle losses to Leon Edwards on the welterweight restrict.
Kamaru Usman open to Joaquin Buckley struggle in UFC comeback conflict
As for Buckley, the throughout St. Louis native headlined his first promotional occasion at UFC Tampa over the weekend, forcing a 3rd spherical physician’s stoppage TKO win over common-foe and former interim gold holder, Colby Covington after opening a major lower over his proper eye.
And staking his declare for a title eliminator conflict with Usman subsequent, Buckley might even get his needs, with the Nigerian veteran claiming he was open to the pairing sooner or later as soon as he’s free to compete once more.
“I feel like the hot chick at the bar,” Kamaru Usman mentioned on his “Pound 4 Pound” podcast. “Everybody wants a piece, but hey, it’s almost like no one’s listening to what I’m saying. No one’s getting what I’m saying. I don’t care who it is.”
“I remember watching and I’m going, ‘Oh, I like that fight,’ I really like that matchup,” Kamaru Usman mentioned. “(Colby) Covington took him (Joaquin Buckley) down a couple of times. Obviously me and Covington, we utilize the wrestling differently in how we approach fights. Most people know when I take you down, you’re not getting up unless I want you to get up.”
