Kamaru Usman has ruled out fighting Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight title - and would only fight for the belt if the champion vacates.
Usman is currently the reigning 170lb champion and has made five successful defences of his crown including two victories each over Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal.
Meanwhile Adesanya recently retained his middleweight belt against Robert Whittaker, but came up short in his bid to become double-champion at light-heavyweight against Jan Blachowicz last year.