The UFC was in Oklahoma Metropolis, Oklahoma, on Saturday for a stable UFC Oklahoma Metropolis card. The primary occasion noticed former middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis taking up former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in a pivotal struggle at middleweight.
Du Plessis was coming off a lopsided loss to Khamzat Chimaev, to lose his middleweight title. Usman, in the meantime, was transferring again as much as middleweight after he returned to the win column with a call win over Joaquin Buckley at welterweight final day out.
In the end, it was Du Plessis who received a clear-cut choice in a fairly lopsided end result to return to the win column. Following UFC Oklahoma Metropolis, here’s what I feel ought to be subsequent for the middleweight contenders.
Dricus Du Plessis
Dricus Du Plessis returned to the win column with a lopsided choice win over Kamaru Usman at UFC Oklahoma Metropolis. Du Plessis was in a position to land the extra damaging pictures and was in a position to keep away from stuffing Usman’s takedown makes an attempt. The South African was dominant from begin to end to show he’s nonetheless a legit title contender.
Though Du Plessis has two wins over Sean Strickland, it’s possible the champ will face both Nassourdine Imavov or rematch Chimaev subsequent. So, Du Plessis ought to need to take one other struggle, and he ought to headline a Battle Night time card later this yr towards Brendan Allen, with the winner getting a title shot.
Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman struggled to cope with Dricus Du Plessis’ dimension and energy at middleweight, as a return to welterweight is probably going. Usman couldn’t get going as he began slowly and was by no means capable of finding his groove.
If Usman stays at middleweight, he might get a veteran like Jared Cannonier. But, a transfer again to welterweight is smart, the place the previous champ ought to face Belal Muhammad, and the winner can get again on monitor, whereas the loser would change into a everlasting gatekeeper at 185lbs.
What do you suppose ought to be subsequent for Dricus Du Plessis and Kamaru Usman after UFC Oklahoma Metropolis?
