In line with surging welterweight challenger, a high-stakes pairing between former champion, Kamaru Usman and fellow contender, Jack Della Maddalena is at the moment within the works for UFC 312 in February — with the previous concentrating on a comeback a month later in London towards ex-champion, Leon Edwards.
Sidelined all through this 12 months since his most up-to-date outing again in October of final 12 months, former undisputed champion and pound-for-pound primary, Usman most not too long ago suffered his third consecutive loss within the type of a controversial majority choice loss to Khamzat Chimaev.
As for the quantity 4 ranked welterweight challenger, Della Maddalena, the Perth native has been out of motion since that includes again in March of this 12 months, handing over his seventeenth skilled win with a brutal knockout victory over common-foe, former title chaser, Gilbert Burns.
Kamaru Usman focused to make comeback towards Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 312
And based on the above-mentioned Burns, former champion, Usman is all however signed to tackle Australian fan-favorite, Della Maddalena in February, in his return to motion at UFC 213 — with the previous unable to make a comeback on the cardboard amid his companion’s being pregnant.
With no win since 2021, Kamaru Usman, the present quantity three ranked challenger has been sidelined since he turned in a rematch win over tonight’s UFC Tampa headliner, Colby Covington — earlier than dropping back-to-back rematch and subsequent rubber match losses to the beforehand talked about, Edwards.
Throughout his title reign, Kamaru Usman would finest each Jorge Masvidal and Covington twice, in between a knockout success towards the beforehand talked about, Burns.
Within the midst of a shocking 15-fight profitable spree, throughout his Octagon tenure, Della Maddalena has bested the likes of Danny Roberts, Randy Brown, Kevin Holland, the above-mentioned, Burns.
UFC 312 takes place on February 8. from the Qudos Financial institution Area, with an undisputed middleweight title rematch between Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland slated to take predominant occasion honors. Within the night time’s co-headliner, undisputed strawweight queen, Zhang Weili returns in a title affair towards the unbeaten, Tatiana Suarez.
