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Kamaru Usman eyes one more run at UFC gold ahead of Dricus Du Plessis showdown

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VINEET RAMAKRISHNAN
Kamaru Usman eyes one more run at UFC gold ahead of Dricus Du Plessis showdown
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UFC fighter Kamaru Usman is preparing for a high-stakes middleweight bout against Dricus Du Plessis. Usman views this fight as a critical step toward reclaiming championship gold before he eventually retires.

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Nearly four years after losing the welterweight championship he held for more than three years, Kamaru Usman believes he still has enough left to become a two-division UFC champion.Saturday night's UFC Fight Night main event at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on July 19 against former middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis is the next step in that pursuit and, in Usman's mind, a victory should leave him one fight away from another shot at UFC gold. For the 39-year-old, that ambition has changed the way he views his career."Yes, every fight from this point on has to be meaningful because I'm not just here to be part of this anymore. I'm here to accomplish something before I eventually transition away from the sport."This is a huge fight. He's a former champion in this division, which is still a new division for me.

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