Kamaru Usman told what he must do next to check ‘if he’s still got it’ by retired TJ Dillashaw

TJ Dillashaw thinks ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ needs to vary things behind the scenes.

Kamaru Usman was unable to secure his first winning streak in 4 years at UFC Oklahoma City last Saturday.

Within the important event contained in the Paycom Center, Usman was convincingly beaten by Dricus du Plessis across five rounds, as the previous UFC middleweight champion returned to winning ways.

Retirement appears to be an option for the welterweight legend, and one man who has experience hanging up the gloves knows what Usman must do before making a call on his future.

Where does Kamaru Usman go from here?

TJ Dillashaw tells Kamaru Usman he must train with ‘hungry’ prospects within the gym after UFC Oklahoma City loss

While Usman is within the welterweight GOAT conversation, TJ Dillashaw enjoyed a profession at 135 kilos that has him talked about among the many all-time bantamweight greats.

The 40-year-old has been away from the Octagon for 4 years, after his final title fight led to disaster. Dillashaw retired from MMA after a recurring shoulder injury quickly ended his bid to dethrone Aljamain Sterling in 2022.

Speaking as a fighter who has made the choice to call it quits, Dillashaw sent Usman some advice while reacting to the UFC Oklahoma City important event on the Jaxxon Podcast.

“I hate to see it, but Usman looked slow,” Dillashaw said. “His response times weren’t there… I don’t think he has that very same animal that he used to have.

“He needs to place himself within the gym to where he’s going to have these young, hungry killers coming after him. He’s training with (Trevor) Wittman and Wittman’s great. He’s up there hitting mitts and performing some things to make himself feel good.

“I believe that you must put yourself in deep waters, go right into a gym where there’s a whole lot of guys which are going to place it on you, and see in the event you’ve still got it,” he added.

For the primary time, ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ has admitted that his profession might be over after the July 18 event.

During his podcast with Henry Cejudo, Usman pointed to retirement as an option by saying he needs to evaluate whether it’s “value continuing to do that.”