After every UFC title fight, the Sunday morning matchmakers in the fan and analyst space start plotting and scheming over whom they think should be next in line for a crack at the belt. In the case of Belal Muhammad ’s welterweight title win over Leon Edwards at UFC 304 in July, a name got dropped into the conversation that has proven to be polarizing. Former champ Kamaru Usman (20-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC) has lost three straight – two to Edwards in title fights, then a short-notice fight against Khamzat Chimaev at middleweight . Yet he’s been one of the most prominent names linked to the potential for a first title defense for Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC), who needed a 10-fight unbeaten streak to get his title shot. Even Muhammad told MMA Junkie that he’d be OK if his next fight was against Usman or Shavkat Rakhmonov in December. But another longtime welterweight standout, Gilbert Burns (22-7 MMA, 15-7 UFC), who headlines Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 242 show in Las Vegas against Sean Brady (16-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), thinks an Usman title shot would be a bad thing for the division
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