According to UFC President Dana White, Kamaru Usman has, indeed, been promised a title shot at UFC 235. Who he’ll face remains to be seen. Usman’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, told MMAjunkie Radio on Wednesday that the contract his client signed (and tweeted ) was the real deal, and that “The Nigerian Nightmare” will compete for welterweight gold at the March 2 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. Hope the hand is ready champ @TWooodley the @ufc bout agreement has been signed and I’ll see you soon #AndNew #NigerianNightmare #GoTime @AliAbdelaziz00 @danawhite @seanshelby @Mickmaynard2 pic.twitter.com/3cP1V1whQr — KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) December 12, 2018 “Usman signed a bout agreement,” Abdelaziz told MMAjunkie.
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