Kamaru Usman is considering retirement after his loss to Dricus du Plessis this previous weekend at UFC Oklahoma Metropolis.
Usman moved as much as 185 kilos in pursuit of two-division glory, and a win over former champion du Plessis might have fast-tracked him to a title shot. Nevertheless, the 39-year-old didn’t take down the South African as per his regular recreation plan and was shocked a number of occasions with quite a lot of strikes en path to a unanimous resolution loss.
At the UFC Oklahoma City post-fight presser, Dana White had said that “The Nigerian Nightmare” is definitely not retiring and he still has enough left in the tank to compete at the highest level.
Meanwhile, after the loss, when Usman was asked if he would move down to welterweight or continue fighting at 185 pounds, he said that he needs to discuss his UFC future with his team and then plan his next move accordingly.
Earlier as we speak on Pound 4 Pound, the previous UFC welterweight titleholder, whereas speaking about potential retirement, stated:
“I’ve to take a seat with the crew and assess the place the place I’m at in my profession, and simply see whether or not it’s value persevering with to do that.”
Take a look at Kamaru Usman’s feedback beneath:
Henry Cejudo says Kamaru Usman was preventing Dricus du Plessis with a serious damage
Former UFC double champion Henry Cejudo claimed throughout the identical sitdown that Kamaru Usman fought Dricus du Plessis with a torn pec and due to this fact was not capable of rating any takedowns or do something efficient to show the bout in his favor. He stated:
“You fought with a torn pec. I didn’t such as you taking this battle as a result of should you’re f*cking preventing with one pec, Kamaru. Lots of people had been supplying you with a number of sh*t as a result of DDP was saying he was stopping your takedowns and whatnot. However how are you going to get to these positions should you don’t have a f*cking pec?… I bought your again on this.”
Usman, then again, made no excuses nor blamed his damage as the primary cause for his loss. He added:
“We roll the cube each time. So there are not any excuses. And generally it really works out, and nobody ever finds out. However this time it didn’t work out. It isn’t one thing I need to carry up… 100% Everybody is aware of that I’m a wrestler, and I needed to make the most of that, however it was simply powerful to do it.”
Take a look at Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo’s feedback beneath:
