Kamaru Usman, former UFC welterweight champion, reported that the promotion refused to organize his fight with the current champion of the organization in this weight class, Islam Makhachev.
"The fight with Islam was undoubtedly something I wanted and what, as I thought, would be great not only for me, not only for Islam, but also for the entire organization. We had discussions, but Hunter Campbell thinks otherwise. Hunter Campbell is like, 'You know, probably not.' He wants to go a different route."