Kamaru Usman last competed in March at UFC 235, dominating Tyron Woodley in a five-round decision to win the UFC welterweight championship.
A day after, “the Nigerian nightmare,” along with his manager Ali Abdelaziz, were involved in a skirmish with Colby Covington inside a Las Vegas casino that almost turned physical.
A fight between Usman, who had a small surgery, and Covington, who was the interim welterweight champion at the time, seemed to be on the horizon.
UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman Has Been Reluctant to Defend his Belt
But the fight has yet to happen.