Kamaru Usman News

Josh Evanoff - February 1, 2022

Kamaru Usman has revealed that early in his career, he lost $60k. The way that ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ lost the funds is a bit of an interesting story. As a novice investor, Usman met with a woman who he found attractive. According to the UFC welterweight champion, the woman convinced him that she would be able to make some investments for him.

Cole Shelton - January 31, 2022

Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya have both said they won’t fight one another, but Ali Abdelaziz is hoping he can make the scrap happen. Usman is currently the welterweight champion while Adesanya is set to defend his middleweight strap against Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 on February 12. Both men are clearing out their respective divisions and there aren’t many options available but Abdelaziz says Usman will face Leon Edwards next.

Harry Kettle - January 28, 2022

UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has broken down how he spent the first one million dollars he earned with the promotion. Ever since he entered the Ultimate Fighting Championship, it was clear to see that Kamaru Usman had a lot of potential. His triumph in The Ultimate Fighter set him up perfectly for a run in the big time and now, he holds the distinction of being the 170-pound king – and with five successful defences to his name, he’s already established himself as one of the division’s GOATs.

Josh Evanoff - January 27, 2022

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans is a believer in Kamaru Usman moving up to 205 pounds. The current UFC welterweight champion recently revealed in an interview with GQ that he pondered fighting up in weight. Usman admitted that he didn’t even think about fighting at 185 pounds due to his friendship with UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.

Josh Evanoff - January 26, 2022

Kamaru Usman is the UFC’s No.1-ranked pound-for-pound fighter. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ has revealed that he was more than willing to defend that rank in 2020, and move up in weight. Usman was willing to move up 35 pounds, in fact. In a recent interview with GQ, Usman revealed that he wanted to move up in weight to fight Jan Blachowicz. The Polish fighter was the UFC’s light-heavyweight champion at the time and had recently defeated Usman’s countryman in Israel Adesanya.

Josh Evanoff - January 25, 2022

Colby Covington may have Jorge Masvidal standing in his way, but he’s already looking past ‘Gamebred’ towards a third bout against ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’. Colby Covington is set for a rare non-title PPV main event against his friend-turned-rival Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272. However, while he’s looking to score a win over his former roommate, he also has his eyes set on a larger bout. ‘Chaos’ believes he would deserve a trilogy bout with the UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman if he defeats Masvidal.

Chris Taylor - January 22, 2022

Colby Covington has reacted after Jorge Masvidal claimed that Donald Trump will be rooting against him at UFC 272. The former friends turned bitter rivals, Covington and Masvidal, as set to collide in the headliner of UFC 272 on March 5, in Las Vegas, NV.

Cole Shelton - January 13, 2022

Leon Edwards will finally be getting the title shot. After Kamaru Usman beat Colby Covington at UFC 268, many expected Edwards to be next in line. Yet, Dana White would not confirm, especially after Khamzat Chimaev picked up a big win at UFC 267. Now, however, the UFC president confirmed to TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter that Edwards will be next to challenge ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ for his belt.

Christopher Taylor - January 9, 2022

UFC champion Kamaru Usman has clarified the “choke and kill yourself” comments he sent to haters on social media. The reigning welterweight kingpin, Usman (20-1 MMA), recently shared some strong words for his followers on Snapchat, which included: “choke and kill yourself”.

Harry Kettle - January 4, 2022

UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has mocked rival Colby Covington’s accusation that he’s on EPO. Throughout the entirety of their feud, Colby Covington has been more than happy to conduct a character assassination on Kamaru Usman. The pair have met twice and while Covington was incredibly competitive in both fights, Usman was the one who walked away with his hand raised and the title intact.

Susan Cox - December 31, 2021

Fans will never hear Daniel Cormier refer to UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman as ‘Marty’ ever again. That’s according to the man himself, as ‘DC’ recently opened up on how ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ became known as ‘Marty’ during his amateur wrestling days.

Harry Kettle - December 29, 2021

Former UFC fighter Kevin Lee has given his thoughts on how Kamaru Usman could surpass Georges St-Pierre in the GOAT conversation. Across the history of the UFC, and mixed martial arts in general, two men stand head and shoulders above the rest in the “greatest welterweight of all time” debate: Kamaru Usman and Georges St-Pierre. Usman is the current king of the castle whereas GSP is off enjoying retirement after riding off into the sunset a few years back.

Susan Cox - December 17, 2021

Colby Covington believes his rivalry with Kamaru Usman should be a best-of-seven series, just like the NBA Championship. Covington (16-3 MMA) and Usman (20-1 MMA) have of course already squared off on two separate occasions.

Susan Cox - December 2, 2021

Dana White says the UFC is “working on something” for Leon Edwards, but it’s not a fight with current welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. Edwards (19-3 MMA) was slated to square off with Jorge Masvidal at next Saturday’s UFC 269 event. However, after ‘Gamebred’ suffered a rib injury in training, he was ultimately forced to pull out of the contest.

Susan Cox - December 1, 2021

Colby Covington dropped his notorious shtick for a few brief seconds following his rematch with Kamaru Usman at UFC 268. Covington (16-3 MMA) and Usman (20-1 MMA) collided for a second time at last months event in New York City with the promotions undisputed welterweight title once again on the line.

Adam D Martin - November 30, 2021

UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns explained why current 170lbs champ Kamaru Usman would have beaten a prime Georges St-Pierre. Burns fought Usman earlier this year at UFC 258 and he used to train with him at Sanford MMA, so Burns knows “The Nigerian Nightmare” quite well. He also knows GSP quite well. Although Burns didn’t get a chance to fight him, he has watched St-Pierre compete for many years and knows what his game is all about. So when you ask Burns about who would win between a prime Usman and a prime GSP, his answer gets very interesting.

Chris Taylor - November 27, 2021

Conor McGregor took part in a Q&A session on Twitter this afternoon where he shared his thoughts on Usman vs. Covington 2. The former two-division champion, McGregor (22-6 MMA), has been busy rehabbing the broken leg he suffered in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. With that said, ‘Notorious’ has still found time to take in some fights, including UFC 268’s main event rematch between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington.

Adam D Martin - November 25, 2021

UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman commented on a potential Georges St-Pierre fight, suggesting that “I know he doesn’t want it.” Usman is currently the best welterweight in the sport. He is the UFC champion with a perfect 15-0 record in the world’s leading MMA promotion, and he is the No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the sport. At this point, most people consider Usman to be the second-greatest welterweight fighter in UFC history, right behind GSP. Of course, these two could potentially fight and settle the debate for good on who the better man truly is. But if you ask Usman, he doesn’t believe that GSP actually wants to step into the cage with him.