Camaro Osman came out with A series of names he is likely to face in his next fight. The former Welterweight champion is coming off a decision defeat Leon Edwards Where he failed to regain the welterweight title. His next fight will be the first time in over four years that he will not be in a title showdown.
Despite losing to Edwards, Osman appears relatively nonchalant about the whole affair and has described himself as “having fun with herWhen discussing future names for him to get into the cage. The three names directly mentioned by Nigerian Nightmare are Khamzat ChimaevAnd Stephen Thompson And of course, Conor McGregor.
Chimaev?
The most interesting of these names is Khamzat Chimaev. While Stephen Thompson has had his fight recently Michelle Pereira canceled and Conor McGregor lined up with it Michael ChandlerChimaev has not yet officially announced his future plans. Despite this, his future in the welterweight division remained very unclear after losing weight by a large margin in his last competition.
With so much talk of moving up to middleweight, many expected Chimaev to face him Paulo Costa Later in the year, most likely the Abu Dhabi Card. However, if there was one fight that could convince Chimaev to stay in the welterweight division, it would certainly be the chance to take on one of the greatest welterweights to ever do so in Osman.
Othman said about the match.That’s a fight right there. It can address pay-per-viewIn an interview with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. Chimaev responded to Osman’s plea with an ambiguous phrase roughly translated as “Someone needs to retire“.
Someone needs to be poisoned for retirement 🤝
– Khamzat Chimaev (KChimaev) May 2, 2023
Obviously, Osman caught Chimaev’s attention. Of particular note is that Osman has made several comments regarding the weight class of the potential bout. He stated that if Chimaev ever plans to claim a title at 170 pounds, he will have to get used to making the weight and it will be a welterweight fight. However, if the bout takes place in middleweight, Usman will not question the idea saying “And if it’s about weight, it probably is.”
The implications of a fight like this for both men would be enormous. Chimaev’s win is a huge name for his resume and he sees himself undefeated in the organization with wins already over top fighters like Gilbert Burns And Kevin Holland.
Especially if the fight is a middleweight, with a resume like that and the shallowness of the middleweight division, it’s not hard to imagine Chimaev getting a title shot. Israel Adesanya If he was able to achieve victory over Usman at 185 lbs. This will undoubtedly be the biggest fight of his career to date and will likely give him a title opportunity in both divisions if he can get the better of Usman.
The same cannot be said for the former champion at 170 pounds. First of all, he made it clear that as long as Israel Adesanya is the king of middleweights, he won’t try to widen the division. This leaves him stuck at 170 lbs.
Now on a two-game losing streak and with the likes of Chimaev, Burns, Colby Covington, Bilal Muhammad And Shavkat Rachmanov Just to name a few, a few of them are looking for gold. With several names ahead of him in the waiting list after losing to Edwards, it is unlikely that he will get another title fight even if he wins against Chimaev. Perhaps two battles away from the title game at the moment, Usman needs to make sure his name stays relevant and he outsmarts the best competitors in the division over the next several months to a year. Give it some time and as soon as the opportunity to return to the title image appears, it will be in a prime position to take advantage of it.