Kamaru Usman has left the door open to a trilogy fight against Colby Covington following the latter’s lopsided unanimous decision victory over Jorge Masvidal at the weekend.
Usman is 2-0 against both Covington and Masvidal, with the reigning UFC welterweight champion most recently defeating Covington via unanimous decision at UFC 268. He said Saturday’s UFC 272 headliner went as expected and teased a rematch with ‘Chaos’ ‘down the line’.
“UFC 272 came to a close as expected,” Usman told ESPN (h/t MMA Junkie). “I knew that Covington’s wrestling was going to be the big difference.