Kamaru Usman Quotes

Nigeria, Mixed Martial Artist
May 11, 1987

Kamarudeen Usman is a Nigerian American mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Welterweight Champion. Usman is also The Ultimate Fighter 21 tournament winner. As of May 24, 2020, he is #6 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.

There comes a time in our careers that you get that one guy. That guy that just makes your blood boil. That really pulls the savage out of you.

Kamaru Usman
- Guy
- Career
- Savage
Crazy things happen in this sport, and you have to be ready. And for me, luck is when preparation meets opportunity.

Kamaru Usman
- Opportunity
- Luck
- Sport

You can't out-wrestle me. You can't out-strike me. You don't have more power than me.

Kamaru Usman
- Power
- Strike
- Wrestle
I've already proved I have what it takes to be the champion. I'm right there.

Kamaru Usman
- Champion
- Proved
- Takes
Fighting is just something that's gonna open doors for things to come in the future.

Kamaru Usman
- Future
- Fighting
- Doors
You never say never. That's one of the lessons I've learned.

Kamaru Usman
- Never
- Learned
- Lesson
When you're doing something like wrestling - wrestling is one of the toughest and hardest martial arts to learn - but it's still a form of martial arts. It's still controlled.

Kamaru Usman
Fighters no longer manage themselves: they have a whole team behind them. A fighter has a manager, an agent, a Hollywood agent - they got this and that. And on top of that, they've got their whole team of coaches.

Kamaru Usman
- Team
- Fighter
- Agent

At the end of the day, my job is to win in impressive fashion.

Kamaru Usman
- Job
- Fashion
- Win
Nobody - nobody - in my division wants to fight me, because I am the hardest fight for anybody.

Kamaru Usman
- Want
- Fight
- Hardest