Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is optimistic leading into his short-notice fight against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294. The veteran has seemingly seen it all at this point and recognizes that the confidence that comes with being undefeated can be snatched away in the blink of an eye.
Originally slated to be facing Paulo Costa in Abu Dhabi on October 21st, a surgical operation that Costa needed has forced him to withdraw from the fight. However, miraculously, fans have now been gifted with a fight just as compelling if not even more so than the originally scheduled matchup.