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Usman Sets Sights on Welterweight Title Comeback

10/16/2025

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Kamaru Usman, former UFC welterweight champion, aims to reclaim the welterweight title before moving up to middleweight.
He held the belt with five defenses before losing to Leon Edwards in 2022.
He then faced setbacks, including a loss to Khamzat Chimaev.
In June, he defeated Joaquin Buckley by unanimous decision.
At 38, he described reclaiming welterweight, vacating it, and winning middleweight before retiring, in a YouTube vlog.

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Story summary

Kamaru Usman, former UFC welterweight champion, aims to reclaim the welterweight title before moving up to middleweight.
He held the belt with five defenses before losing to Leon Edwards in 2022.
He then faced setbacks, including a loss to Khamzat Chimaev.
In June, he defeated Joaquin Buckley by unanimous decision.
At 38, he described reclaiming welterweight, vacating it, and winning middleweight before retiring, in a YouTube vlog.