Kamaru Usman Calls Out Demian Maia Before Fighting at UFC Fight Night 100

Kamaru Usman spoke with MMAjunkie ahead of his fight with Warlley Alves at UFC Fight Night 100. Highlights are below:

On his goal: “I want to make it a point in my career to kind of just stomp out all those ground guys and let them know that I am the best grappler in the division. A win here, I want Demian Maia.”

On Alves: “The problem is, he knows that I’m a big, strong guy, and I’m not a guy that you can just try to come in and run over,” Usman said. “I can wrestle for days. I can grapple for days. I can go for days. I’m not going to get tired. Hopefully he changes his approach, but if he doesn’t, it might be a short night for him.”

On a fight with Maia: “Demain Maia, I know he’s waiting for that title shot, but that’s a circus right now. You’ve got Woodley with three guys that he’s kind of interchanging with, but I know (Maia) doesn’t want to sit there for a year and wait for them, so you know what? I’ll be a tune-up for him, if he wants that, but that’s definitely who I want next.