Overview
- Usman told TMZ his ideal send-off is to reclaim the welterweight title and then move up to capture middleweight for a two-division retirement.
- He is eyeing the UFC 322 main-event winner between Jack Della Maddalena and Islam Makhachev as a potential next test.
- Assessing UFC 322, Usman called the bout a toss-up but gave Makhachev the grappling edge if it goes to the ground.
- He wants a full-camp rematch with current middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev, who edged him on short notice in 2023.
- There is no set timetable for his return to the Octagon following his June unanimous-decision victory over Joaquin Buckley.