K amaru Usman doesn't believe the story about his friend Francis Ngannou putting his hands on Dana White during a meeting – at least how the UFC CEO told it.

Kamaru Usman has defended his longtime friend and former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou after Dana White’s recent accusations. When Francis Ngannou dropped his heavyweight title and shockingly left the UFC in 2023, it sent shockwaves around the MMA world.

The Boys in the Back kick off the show with news and notes, including a UFC Qatar shakeup, Ryan Garcia's next fight, and a wild media day comment by Belal Muhammad. Then, they breakdown the welterweight title picture and the recent momentum behind Kamaru Usman,

Kamaru Usman feels the "storybook" ending to his UFC career would be to retire as a two-division champion, he told TMZ Sports.

Following his win, Makhachev revealed that Usman is his preferred first welterweight title defense, claiming that Usman could beat both Morales and Prates.

It was a brutal knockout, and speaking with Daniel Cormier on his YouTube channel on Wednesday, Usman revealed that he despite being awake, he didn’t really come to his senses until nearly 30 minutes after the bout. “I don’t remember none of that,” Usman said, talking about his post-fight interactions.

Jack Della Maddalena’s face told the story in the UFC 322 main event.

Kamaru Usman still remembers when it hit him that he lost the welterweight belt. | Getty/UFC Kamaru Usman’s knockout loss against Leon Edwards felt like a computer rebooting. Usman looked to defend his welterweight title for the sixth time against ...