Kamaru Usman has suggested that if Khamzat Chimaev defeats Strickland and defends his middleweight title, he should move up to face Magomed Ankalaev for the light heavyweight championship. Usman proposes this scenario because Alex Pereira (Ulberg in the post) is potentially out for 9-12 months due to injury. He suggests either making it a fight for an interim title or having Pereira vacate the belt entirely, then booking Chimaev versus Ankalaev for the light heavyweight championship. The post asks readers to support this idea if Chimaev gets past Strickland. The details are limited to this hypothetical matchmaking proposal.
