Former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman isn’t buying the narrative that Saturday’s co-main event between Belal Muhammad and Ian Machado Garry will produce the next UFC title challenger. Muhammad (24-4, 15-4 UFC) and Machado Garry (16-1, 9-1 UFC) meet in a pivotal matchup at UFC Fight Night 265 inside ABHA Arena in Doha, Qatar. With new champion Islam Makhachev fresh off dethroning Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322, many believe the winner of this fight positions himself as the next man in line.
Usman disagrees. Speaking on his Pound 4 Pound podcast with Henry Cejudo, Usman dismissed the idea that Saturday’s winner becomes the obvious No.