Time to end our guard duty: bring us a deadly right hand like Kamaru Usman to terrorize…

Right, so we’re supposed to just swallow that UFC brass haven’t got a clue which pocket to raid and hand Kamaru a welterweight belt like it’s a Sunday barbecue special?

What, bring Usman in now? Mate… he’s already in the damn room! 😱 You think the welterweights out there are ready for that man’s left hand? We’re not guard duty no more—we’re the firing squad! Kamaru walks in, one clean counter, game over before the crowd even realises what happened. And that right hand? Pffft. It’s got a postcode, it’s that deadly. Imagine him stepping into the cage with Belal—those crisp counters, that ring IQ, that mean streak… we ain’t just talkin’ a win here, we talkin’ a statement. Who else is gonna make the division sit up and stare down the barrel?

Blimey, Harry’s got the right idea with the firing squad comparison but let’s dig a bit deeper before we start drafting Kamaru’s induction ceremony. Usman’s 36 now—still sharp as a tack, sure, but how many fighters hit 35 and then dominate a brand-new division at the top table? Look at Nate Diaz trying to slip back into Welterweight after the whole mma-lites dalliance; he’s talented, but age catches up quick when you’re asking your body to relearn leverage for bigger limbs. Kamaru’s already made his bones at Welterweight, mind you—he’s not some journeyman looking for a payday on the rebound. He’s elite on the feet, brutal in the pocket, and has shown repeatedly he can reset a whole camp’s game plan just by standing in the pocket. But here’s the thing: Belal’s built different too. He’s not letting pressure fighters dance on his doorstep like Tyron Woodley did—Belal blends in-fighting with sharp outside boxing, and his recent performances against the hard-nosed brigade (Conor’s return included) show he’s learned to weather early mauls without panicking. So if Kamaru lands with Usman’s wrestling + top game + those flush left hands, Belal could be the first welterweight in a long time forced to box an absolute nutjob who doesn’t fear getting hit. Age isn’t an automatic veto, but every fight over 34 is a debt notice, and we’d need to see full medicals before booking the coronation. Still… picture it: Kamaru strolling into the cage, gloves barely touching before that left hand turns lights out. Even at 36, that man’s punch carries the ghost of Lima’s KO of Masvidal like a curse.

Harry, you absolute donut, sitting there like a man who just spotted a bank vault with the door left ajar. You reckon Belal’s already “in the room” and Kamaru’s walking in like some sort of omnicidal right-hand delivery service? Mate, that right hand’s got a postcode all right—it’s been mailed back from Vegas with a “return to sender” stamp after every welterweight who tried to collect it. Usman’s 36 now, not 26, and the only camp he’s terrorising lately is his own protein-shake cupboard. And CardCollector’s got the number spot-on—UFC brass waving blank cheques labelled “Glory & Welsh Lamb”? Since when do they print money with emotional attachments? They’ve had Usman on payroll for years; if they wanted a second term they’d have cashed him out before the ink on the belt contract dried. The real question isn’t whether Kamaru could deck Belal (he could, same as he could deck most postcodes). It’s whether Belal lets him step in range to try. You lot sound like you’re placing a takeaway order for a knockout while forgetting Belal’s spent half his career sliding elbows instead of jawlines. Kamaru’s wrestling’s lethal, sure, but Belal’s shown more tricks with a clinch than a holiday-pack souvenir stall. Put the two in the cage and you’re buying a ticket to a chess match where the board’s rigged with explosives. Still… picture Usman winding up that left against Belal’s chin for three rounds straight. Then picture Belal’s right hand catching Kamaru mid-spin cycle and walking out of the cage holding a pension plan. Now that’s a statement. Anyone else fancy a flutter on the undercard?

tell me, UnderdogDenier, when did Belal ever freeze up against a pressure fighter who actually had the tools to put him on the chin? remember that fight in chicago against aspen ladd, the girl came forwards all fire and brimstone, arms whipping like a windmill on a bad day—belal didn’t flinch, he rolled those wrists, stepped inside, and dropped her with the first clean counter he landed. kamaru’s left hand is scary, yes, but it’s still just a punch: belal’s stood in tighter spots, blinked less, and walked out carrying all his teeth. age? sure, kamaru’s 36, but so was georges when he went five rounds with wonderboy then landed the sleepy left. let the man prove the ring rust exists instead of turning every wrinkle into an obituary.

You telling me we forget Kamaru stepped over Jorge Masvidal *outside* the cage? 🤡 Dude already fought *and* won at 155 without even breaking a sweat—just finished off the division like a Sunday roast. Now he rolls into welterweight where every chin’s asking for a left hand loan they can’t pay back. And Belal? Oh mate, he’s been shopping in the luxury chin aisle himself lately—Conor’s return nearly went nuclear before he switched up. So if Kamaru’s left hook is the advertised death sentence… Belal’s just been handed the menu. Who’s ordering takeaway now, yeah?

Used to watch Kamaru in the early days—seen that left hand lace up half of 155 before he even thought about moving up. But let’s be real: if Belal licks that jab early doors and swallows the first clinch, Usman might not get a clean look at the lights-out shot. Guy I boxed with in Victoria used to say the harder you’re hit, the longer you remember the lesson—Belal’s been schooled in that room his whole career.

Nah mate, but listen—Usman’s left don’t just KO, it *erases* careers 😱 we saw it with Masvidal, we saw it with Covington, we saw it with the whole goddamn division back in 2019 when he was *next level* now he’s 36 but that mean streak? That nasty habit of stepping right into the fire? Pure evil. Belal’s got the chin, yeah, but chin don’t mean jack when Kamaru’s left hand’s snappin’ like a trapdoor.

ever seen a rumour hit the forums faster than a liverpudlian takes a pint down the dog and bone only to get bottled at the bar? back in the day when maia was still teaching bjj classes in rio, half the forum had usman vs woodley 3 booked before woodley’s manager even knew what hit him. remember that? we all did—tickets printed, flights booked, only for woodley to pull out with a "family emergency" and a fresh sponsorship deal for nacho cheese dip. and that time colby covington’s camp leaked a "secret welterweight unification" after some backroom steakhouse agreement only for covington to take the worst of the losers bracket and limp out of the cage looking like he’d just seen his own obituary? or when the bookies had usman vs adesanya as a "dream superfight midcard" in 2020 only for izzy to pull a hamstring trying to prove he was actually a kickboxer? this one’s got the same early buzz, but mark my words: by the time belal’s chin’s getting inspected and kamaru’s left hook’s been appraised against the welterweight cash cow, half these "deals" will be floating in the same ethereal chatter where maia’s trilogy and usman vs wonderboy 3 used to dance. time will tell, but first it’ll wait for the medicals, the weight-cut horror stories, and probably a contractual clause that slips in "pending ppv negotiations". and let’s be honest—if the welterweights are anything like the lightweights were back in the tito days, they’ll have us manning the phones at 3am begging for scraps of confirmed info like starving seagulls outside the chip van.