Kamaru Usman ready for UFC 310: “First of all, Shavkat is not my teammate”

Kamaru Usman spoke for the first time about a possible fight at UFC 310. The former champion is ready to fight a duel with Shavkat Rakhmonov.

When Belal Muhammad announced his injury and withdrawal from the championship fight at UFC 310, fans and experts immediately began to speculate who would replace the welterweight champion. Very high on the list of potential replacements was the name of the former champion. Kamaru Usman gave himself a moment to address the topic in the media. Now the former UFC champion has spoken out.

Kamaru Usman is one of the co-hosts of the Pound 4 Pound program and channel on the youtube platform. in today’s edition of the magazine, he found some time to speak about a potential fight with Shavkat Rakhmonov. The Nigerian was very quick to correct one of the facts.

– First of all, let me clarify something. We are not club mates. When he arrives in the US he trains at the club where I spent most of my career and where I still train. The team is led by Henri Hooft, and the current name of the club is Kill Cliff CF. Shavkat is not my teammate.

Kamaru Usman continued his statement by noting that he is ready to take up the challenge and fight a duel with the undefeated Kazakh.

– I think the UFC will make calls for fighters they see fit to challenge. They will pick exceptionally tough fighters. If they call me we will do it. I’ll take the call and the offer, we’ll work out the details. I’m not going to run away from it. I went in as a replacement six days before the gala, I also jumped on the schedule eight days before another event. Now I still have a couple of weeks, also it’s not bad.