Former UFC two-division champion Henry Cejudo thinks if Kamaru Usman wants to separate himself as an all-time great, he has to move up a division and win a second title. Usman (20-1 MMA, 15-0 UFC), the reigning UFC welterweight champ, notched his fifth title defense when he defeated Colby Covington this past Saturday at UFC 268, and he’s already drawing comparisons to former UFC welterweight and middleweight champ Georges St-Pierre for his dominant reign. As a fighter who likes to collect gold himself, Cejudo said Usman has to put his friendship with UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya aside and fight him in order to truly be considered the pound-for-pound best. That, and the fact that the Olympic gold medalist in wrestling sees Usman’s grappling posing a lot of problems for Adesanya (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC). “I’m sure if it’s the African pride, I kind of get that, but I don’t get that,” Cejudo said on “The Triple C & Schmo Show.” “Actually, as a matter of fact, I really don’t get that because to me, it’s all about legacy.
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