{"id":218083,"date":"2017-01-17T11:07:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T19:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=218083"},"modified":"2017-01-18T05:54:40","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T13:54:40","slug":"kamaru-usman-next-three-fights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/kamaru-usman\/kamaru-usman-next-three-fights\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamaru Usman maps out his ideal opponents for his next three fights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Undefeated Blackzilians<\/a> staple Kamaru Usman is one of the fastest rising prospects in the welterweight division. He also understands the value of a good, old fashioned call-out, which is why he’s recently campaigned so hard for a fight with Demian Maia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for Usman, Maia politely turned down his offer for a fight<\/a>. Having accepted Maia’s rejection, Usman has now set his sights on another top welterweight grappler: Dong Hyun Kim<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Usman explained his desire for a fight with Kim in an interview with Fox Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201c100-percent honest, this is the plan, Demian Maia isn\u2019t going to take the fight so we\u2019re going to go around him. I don\u2019t want Demian Maia. It\u2019s not realistic and it makes no sense for him. Right now, I want Dong Hyun Kim. He\u2019s next. He\u2019s winning, he\u2019s not coming off three losses, or two losses or anything like that. I think that\u2019s a guy I will completely dominate in every facet of the game.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s who I want, bar none, Dong Hyun Kim.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s a grappler, he\u2019s a strong stand-up fighter, and I think that would be a great fight. I think I beat him every and anywhere,\u201d Usman said. \u201cAfter Dong Hyun Kim, and I would like to fight him in March or if not, early April in Buffalo, or anywhere there\u2019s an African community. New York, Atlanta, Houston, London, wherever. I want Dong Hyun Kim.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Usman then went one step further, saying that after he beats Kim, he wants Neil Magny, and then finally, that he’ll once again angle for a fight with Maia.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter Dong Hyun Kim, I want Neil Magny, probably in June or July. Then if Demian Maia is still hanging around and if he doesn\u2019t want it, then we\u2019ll go around him.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What do you think of these callouts from Kamaru Usman? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This story first appeared on <\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a> on 1\/17\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n