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Kamaru Usman

(1987) Mixed Martial Arts Fighter

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Kamaru Usman is a mixed martial arts fighter.

Quick Facts About Kamaru Usman

Born: May 11, 1987
Profession: Mixed Martial Arts Fighter

About Kamaru Usman

Nigerian-American mixed martial artist... | Kamarudeen Usman is a Nigerian-American professional mixed martial artist, former freestyle wrestler, and graduated folkstyle wrestler. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Welterweight Champion. Usman is also The Ul

Quotes by Kamaru Usman · Page 3

Not everybody out here trains with me; not everybody knows what I'm capable of. My coaches know what I'm capable of, my…

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I'd like to think I'm a hybrid to where, if you had to pick, where would you say I'm weak? I can…

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I want Dong Hyun Kim. He's a grappler, he's a strong stand-up fighter, and I think that would be a great fight.…

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When you're doing something like wrestling - wrestling is one of the toughest and hardest martial arts to learn - but it's…

Art

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Fighters no longer manage themselves: they have a whole team behind them. A fighter has a manager, an agent, a Hollywood agent…

Fighter

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Can anyone tell me what Jon Jones was ranked when he fought for the UFC title? No one knows. I believe, in…

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As an African, there are certain professions your family want you to do or are willing to sign off. Being in the…

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Once I go into these fights, and we have to go through the ringer to prepare for them, and we know I'm…

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I believe that, just naturally, I'm a very soft-spoken person. Everyone tells me that on a daily basis - 'Speak up, we…

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A lot of people forget that Americans are immigrants. People are forgetting that, to where people have this attitude, 'We're Americans, go…

Attitude

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I believe that I'm not just a fighter in this game; I love to study the sport. And in studying the sport,…

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We didn't have running water. We had to get water from wells, and there was a stint where I lived with my…

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When you go to hotels, who are the maids who work at most of those hotels? A lot of them are immigrants.…

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I recall the hard work that my family went through just to continue to live the lifestyle that we were living, which…

Family

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I believe the UFC was sold based on their performance and the services they've provided, so if a company comes in and…

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We never complained, 'We don't have this or that.' Even though we had to plant certain things and harvest them to be…

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I would love to fight a lot more often, but of course it's the UFC, and whenever they feel that they have…

Fight

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