Kamaru Usman is keeping his options open at both middleweight and welterweight. The former UFC welterweight champion made his middleweight debut on short notice against Khamzat Chimaev this past October, losing a majority decision to the unbeaten fighter. Usman (20-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC) isn’t sure what’s next, but likes the idea of running things back with Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC), after rallying against him in the second half of their fight. What’s next for him will depend on whether his good friend Israel Adesanya is able to reclaim his middleweight title. “If they do do Adesanya and (champion Dricus) Du Plessis, it makes sense. Yes, obviously the outcome of that would kind of play a factor in my decision,” Usman told MMA Junkie in an interview promoting his new “Pound 4 Pound” podcast with Henry Cejudo.
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