Kamaru Usman is again!
After practically two years on the shelf, the ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ stepped again contained in the Octagon at UFC Atlanta and delivered a classic efficiency, handily defeating Joaquin Buckley and snapping his three-fight shedding skid.
Getting again into the win column isn’t any straightforward process for a man with notoriously unhealthy knees, 25 profession fights, and staring down the barrel of turning 40. Nonetheless, the previous welterweight world champion made it look ridiculously straightforward. Nonetheless, it was something however.
“The battle’s by no means carried out. I imply, it’s by no means carried out,” Usman mentioned throughout his post-fight interview. “It’s a mountain that it’s important to climb every time you get again in there. It’s tough to get in there. I do know individuals watch at dwelling and simply form of discuss [stuff] about fighters: ‘Oh, this fighter’s unhealthy, this fighter’s this, this combat.’ It takes rather a lot to get in there. You must respect every fighter who’s keen to place their life on the road to get in there.
“However every time you get in right here, you’re going to battle that. That’s what I’m used to doing. Champions aren’t simply—you don’t simply get up a champion. You’ve acquired to construct your self into being a champion. Like I mentioned, I’ve a fantastic help system, so we’re again up and we’re again climbing.”
Kamaru Usman is coming for all of the gold
With the victory over Buckley, Usman is as soon as once more again within the welterweight title image and aiming for a shot on the winner of Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev.
If he succeeds in reclaiming the 170-pound crown, it sounds just like the ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ is already planning to beat one other weight class.
