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Kamaru Usman targeted for return fight against Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 312: ‘I’m hearing it’s on in Australia’

According to surging welterweight challenger, a high-stakes pairing between former champion, Kamaru Usman and fellow contender, Jack Della Maddalena is currently in the works for UFC 312 in February — with the former targeting a comeback a month later in London against ex-champion, Leon Edwards.

Sidelined throughout this year since his most recent outing back in October of last year, former undisputed champion and pound-for-pound number one, Usman most recently suffered his third consecutive loss in the form of a controversial majority decision loss to Khamzat Chimaev.

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Kamaru Usman targeted for return fight against Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 312: 'I'm hearing it's on in Australia' 2

As for the number four ranked welterweight challenger, Della Maddalena, the Perth native has been out of action since featuring back in March of this year, turning in his seventeenth professional win with a brutal knockout victory over common-foe, former title chaser, Gilbert Burns.