While I wanted more to watch Chimaev vs Costa due to their trashtalk drama, a fight against Usman is also a good challenge. I would say that Usman is more challenging than Costa. At least Usman is in p4p rating
Well, we gonna see if that highkick that Edwards landed in 2022 was a game changer for Camaru or not. Based on Chimaev fight against Burns, it seems that Chimaev gas tank isnt unlimited, in third round he breathed heavily. While Usman had 9 5round fights. I think if he can actually go directly to fight Leon if he can beat Costa easily because there is no point going to fight with Usman since he has been losing straight in his last two fights, he should at least win one fight to get a shot on Chimaev because that would be a waste for them giving him a chance to beat their fighter. Also, Leon has never been in a hard fight since he won against Usman and I think Chimaev will be a decent match for him if Chimaev wins against Costa.
Yes, I agree. There is no reason to give a fight to Khamzat against a fighter who has been losing. Usman is on a losing streak. If he even won the fight before the recent loss, I think it would have made sense if they gave him the fight. But now it is not going to make much sense. Leon is probably the right decision at this moment. I believe we will be able to see a good fight between him and Khamzat. This is also going to be a real test for Leon. Maybe this will also be the end of his winning streak as well. the thing is he is on a three fight winning streak right now.