UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman considers jumping to light heavyweight to challenge for second title

Kamaru Usman has claimed he could move up two weight classes in the near future to challenge for a second UFC title.

Usman has reigned as welterweight champion since 2019 and has successfully retained the belt five times. The Nigerian-American is set for his next defence in August, when he rematches Leon Edwards, whom he outpointed in 2015.

Usman is seen by many in the sport as the UFC’s No 1 pound-for-pound fighter, and his dominance at 170lbs has led some fans and pundits to suggest that the 35-year-old should try to become a dual-weight UFC champion – a feat that would see him join a short list of fighters.

Usman (20-1), however, has previously said that he would not challenge for the middleweight title as long as it is held by reigning champion Israel Adesanya, who is also of Nigerian descent. With Usman seemingly too big to drop down to lightweight, he has now said he could jump up two divisions to fight at light heavyweight.

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