Former undisputed UFC welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman has admitted he has once again fallen in love with the sport of mixed martial arts, off the back of consecutive title fight losses against three-time opponent, Leon Edwards.
Usman, who headlined UFC 286 last month in London, England – suffered a close, majority decision loss to the above-mentioned, Edwards in the pair’s championship trilogy rubber match, dropped from pound-for-pound number one rank in the UFC off the back of a thunderous KO loss to the Birmingham native back in August of last year.
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Yet to book his Octagon return amid links to a fight with former welterweight title challenger, Stephen Thompson – who has since been booked to fight Michel Pereira at UFC 289, Usman admitted that his recent setbacks have reignited his love for the sport of mixed martial arts once again.