Belala Muhammad does not suppose Kamaru Usman ought to come near successful the title.
After successful the welterweight world title with a dominant efficiency in opposition to Jacques Della Maddalena, Islam Makhachev proposed “Nigerian Nightmare” for his first title protection at 170 years outdated.
“If you happen to give me a alternative and ask me who I wish to combat, I am going to take Kamal,” Makhachev mentioned throughout an look on About Final Struggle. “However that is none of my enterprise. Anybody, I am prepared…”
Shortly after, Usman reacted to the information, admitting on his Pound for Pound podcast that the concept of going through Makhachev was “scary,” however he by no means scoffed on the concept of turning into the primary fighter to problem the “Destroyer of Dagestan.”
“When you’ve got gamers like myself and Islam on this division, it seems like if Preetu have been the champion, what occurred to JDM would inevitably occur (to Preetu),” Usman mentioned. “Somebody may try this to them. Once you have a look at a man like Islam, you may’t see any holes (in his sport). That scares me. That is while you see the very best efficiency. The final time I felt it was in opposition to Colby Covington.”
Belal Muhammad names Makhachev as the person he want to see combat, however it’s not Kamaru Usman
After studying of the battle between Makhachev and Usman, Muhammad was compelled to talk out, questioning how Usman might be thought-about when he had solely received as soon as previously three years.
“For Usman to speak or act as if he deserves to be attacked, this man has been one and three of his final 4 fights and turned down a combat with me for this weekend’s combat,” Muhammad instructed MMA Junkie. “So I believe he is robotically marked. I really feel like Shavkat (Rakhmonov) is out injured. He will should get another win.”
“I believe the frontrunner proper now could be (Michael) Morales, proper? His efficiency, his streak. So for me, I needed to outperform his efficiency.”
Michael Morales and Carlos Prates made an enormous bounce within the welterweight rankings by knocking out Sean Brady and Leon Edwards, respectively, at UFC 322.
Within the eyes of many, considered one of them must be Makhachev’s first opponent, however with Usman’s time operating out, the UFC could also be compelled to present “The Nigerian Nightmare” another 5 rounds earlier than he hangs up the gloves for good.
