Thrice sharing the Octagon with incumbent welterweight champion, Leon Edwards, former pound-for-pound number one, Kamaru Usman has stuck his flag to the Birmingham native to retain his crown in his title fight with Belal Muhammad at UFC 304 this weekend.
Usman, who retains the number one rank at the welterweight limit following his trilogy fight loss to Edwards back in March of last year in London, has been sidelined since an impromptu move to middleweight back in October.
Tackling the unbeaten, Khamzat Chimaev on that occasion, Kamaru Usman turned in an impressive performance en route to a close, split decision loss to the Chechen in their short-notice UFC 294 co-main event fight.