Former welterweight champion  Kamaru Usman returns to the octagon on June 14, headlining UFC on ESPN 69 against  Joaquin Buckley .  “The Nigerian Nightmare” last fought in October 2023 in a short notice fight against  Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294. After the time off, Usman’s ready to get back at it. Buckley’s next unless Usman runs into champion  Belal Muhammad first. “Belal’s a guy that I never really – He was always around and I never really paid attention to because I was doing what I needed to do to. I was always fighting the next guy up, the next guy up