Kamaru Usman’s supervisor Ali Abdelaziz insists the trilogy bout with Leon Edwards would be the subsequent UFC welterweight championship struggle.
After Edwards pulled off MMA Junkie’s 2022 Comeback of the Yr and Knockout of the Yr in gorgeous vogue at UFC 278 in August, when he knocked out Usman with an unimaginable head kick, a right away rematch has been the goal of the UFC brass.
In current weeks, nonetheless, momentum has picked up round Usman presumably not being one hundred pc wholesome in time for the promotion’s focused date of UFC 286, which takes place March 18 at The O2 in London. This previous weekend, Usman was seen at sporting a hand forged at a regional MMA occasion.
Abdelaziz, who’s Usman’s supervisor at Dominance MMA, insists there’s nothing to be fearful about. He took to social media on Thursday and declared that the anticipated matchup will occur subsequent (through Twitter):
Please sufficient with the rumors, Kamaru is preventing León subsequent, he’s good to go. We bringing this belt again to the place it belongs.
— Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) January 5, 2023
Please sufficient with the rumors, Kamaru is preventing León subsequent, he’s good to go. We bringing this belt again to the place it belongs.
The stunning come-from-behind win by Edwards at UFC 278 introduced an finish to Usman’s 15-fight successful streak contained in the octagon, which was one in need of tying Anderson Silva’s all-time document of 16 consecutive UFC wins.
Furthermore, the end result tied the collection between Edwards and Usman at one win every. Usman emerged with a unanimous choice within the preliminary encounter at UFC on FOX 17 in December 2015.
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