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UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman claims he wouldn’t need to put on any weight to compete against the promotions top 205lbs fighters.<\/p>\n

Usman (20-1 MMA) is set to defend his 170lbs title in a rematch against Leon Edwards in the headliner of Saturday’s UFC 278 pay-per-view event. Should he once again emerge victorious over the Birmingham native, ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ has flirted with the idea of making the jump up to light heavyweight (205lbs) for his next fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re gonna go in there and we\u2019re completely focused on Leon Edwards,\u201d<\/em> Usman told TMZ Sports. \u201cBut after Leon Edwards, we have our sights set on [light-heavyweight], whether it\u2019s Jan (Blachowicz<\/a>) or whether it\u2019s Jiri (Prochazka), whoever it is, that\u2019s what we want.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Kamaru Usman continued, \u201cI want to prove to the world that there\u2019s a reason why they say pound-for-pound. That means pound-for-pound at any given time, any given moment, any given weight, I can go in there and not only hold my own, I can be victorious. I wanna be able to prove that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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While fielding questions from reporters at the UFC 278 media day, Usman was asked what changes he would need to make in order to compete at light heavyweight (h\/t MMAJunkie<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t need to put on the weight,\u201d<\/em> Usman said. \u201cPeople don\u2019t understand what my death grip is like. If I get around you, I don\u2019t care if whether you\u2019re a heavyweight or 205 \u2013 these guys understand where my strength is. But I\u2019ll leave that up to my coaches. I have an idea what I want to do in a fight, but I\u2019ll leave that up to my coaches.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI have an approach of how I want to fight those fights in my head, which usually comes out when everything else is failing in a fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Are you surprised that Kamaru Usman would not consider putting on any additional weight for a potential move up to light heavyweight? Share your thoughts in the comment section below Penn Nation!<\/p>\n

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