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Kamaru Usman welcomes future fight with UFC rival Conor McGregor: ‘He always wanted a third title’

Former undisputed UFC welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman admits he’s still open to the possibility of fighting fellow former Octagon gold holder, Conor McGregor in the future – potentially in a championship outing to boot.

Usman, the current #1 ranked welterweight contender, most recently headlined UFC 286 back in March in championship trilogy rubber match against arch-rival, Leon Edwards, suffering a majority decision loss to the Birmingham native.

As for McGregor, the former undisputed lightweight and featherweight champion has been sidelined himself since headlining UFC 264 back in July 2021, fracturing his left tibia and fibula in a doctor’s stoppage TKO loss against former interim gold holder, Dustin Poirier.