Kamaru Usman isn’t ruling himself out of the UFC welterweight title race. Belal Muhammad defends his welterweight title against Jack Della Maddalena in the UFC 315 headliner May 10 in Montreal. Shavkat Rakhmonov is waiting in the wings, and ex-champ Leon Edwards battles Sean Brady in the UFC Fight Night 255 headliner March 22 in London. Muhammad expressed interest in a potential move up to middleweight to challenge champion Dricus Du Plessis, but Usman (20-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC) thinks he still has plenty of work to do at welterweight. “If Belal wants to go up and fight DDP, then he vacates the title,” Usman said on his “Pound 4 Pound” podcast with Henry Cejudo.
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