Belala Muhammad doesn’t think Kamaru Usman should be anywhere close to a title shot.
Following his dominant performance against Jack Della Maddalena to claim the welterweight world championship, Islam Makhachev suggested the ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ for his first title defense at 170.
“If you give me the choice and ask me who you want to fight, I will take Kamaru,” Makhachev said during an appearance on About Last Fight. “But it’s not my job. Anyone, I will be ready…”
Shortly after, Usman reacted to the news, admitting on his Pound-4-Pound podcast that the idea of facing Makhachev “scared” him, but certainly didn’t scoff at the idea of being the first fighter to challenge the ‘Dagestani Destroyer.