Kamaru Usman finds himself in a division full of killers hoping to fight him next. The UFC welterweight champion recently addressed Khamzat Chimaev after he beat Gilbert Burns a few weeks ago.

The UFC welterweight champion believes the hype was very disrespectful to Gilbert Burns. He also believes Burns knows how to beat Khamzat Chimaev and has seen the weaknesses in his game.

“It was a very, very good fight,” Usman told TMZ. “I think both guys came prepared the best that they could, and the fight showed that. I think a lot of people were disrespecting Gilbert Burns, because you get a kid like this that comes in and has all this hype and everyone talking about him, it’s just great — it’s great for the sport, it’s great for guys like myself.

“[But the hype] was very disrespectful to a guy like Gilbert Burns, who has put in the years, who has put in the time, has fought all these guys to get up here at the top of this division, and now you’re just kind of dismissing him. And to be honest with you, I think just minor tweaks from Gilbert Burns, I think that fight was definitely very, very winnable — and I think he knows that now.”

Kamaru Usman was watching the fight between Gilbert Burns and Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 273. He knew about the weaknesses in his game and was able to analyze the contender further.

“Absolutely, and that’s what I’m supposed to do,” Usman said. “That’s my job. That’s just how I roll, that’s just what I do.

“I dissect each and every situation all the time, and I definitely did in that fight. But there were a lot of things there that I knew were present all along. Just because the people didn’t see it and the people didn’t know it, because he had only been touched one time, that doesn’t mean they weren’t present. They were definitely still there. And of course, I got a better indication of how would deal with what I would bring to the table.”