The top 4 non-title matchups in UFC Welterweight division

#1 Demian Maia vs Kamaru Usman

Kamaru Usman slams Emil Meek to the ground

The No.5 ranked Demian Maia has lost both of his last two fights. The submission artist from Brazil is obviously under a lot of pressure now to justify his position in the top 10. At the same time, the No.10 ranked Nigerian American fighter Kamaru Usman is yet to fight someone from the top 10 of the division.

Both these guys kind of need each other right now. It’s not just a good match up stylistically, but also the only match possible for these two guys. I seriously doubt anyone else in the top 10 would want to fight them either. Kamaru Usman is on a seven-fight win streak and with one win over a top 10 guy would cement his position as a top five fighter in this division.