Kamaru Usman was born on May 11, 1987, in Auchi, Nigeria. His full name is Kamarudeen Usman. Kamaru Usman is a wrestler. He is from Kansas & competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Kamaru Usman is the current UFC Welterweight Champion. He is also the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 21 tournament. Kamaru Usman is no.6 in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings as of May 2020. Usman’s Professional record matches total is 17 and he wins 16 and only loses 1. Kamaru Usman’s estimated net worth is $5 Million.
We at Lessons Learned In Life love to share the Kamaru Usman Quotes of Motivation and Inspiration. We compile the Top Inspiring & empowering Kamaru Usman Quotes for you to be inspired that will help in your life to boost your confidence.
Kamaru Usman Quotes
1.“I am what I am. I don’t regret anything.” — Kamaru Usman
2.“I’m a people watcher, and I love to listen.” — Kamaru Usman
3.“For what we do training, as a fighter, you have to be able to flip that switch where you turn into that savage, that guy that’s prepared to go to war.” — Kamaru Usman
4.“I believe the UFC was sold based on their performance and the services they’ve provided, so if a company comes in and buys it, they just bought the blueprints of their success. I believe that WME-IMG bought the UFC because of its structure and success.” — Kamaru Usman
5.“There’s a blessing in everything that happens to us.” — Kamaru Usman
6.“I would love to fight a lot more often, but of course, it’s the UFC, and whenever they feel that they have an opening, then they can put us in there because there are so many fighters.” — Kamaru Usman
7.“USADA is wonderful, I think they’re doing a remarkable job, and they do a remarkable job all around the world.” — Kamaru Usman
8.“I’m a good, upstanding guy with moral values and core values.” — Kamaru Usman
9.“I’m a realist.” — Kamaru Usman
10.“In my village where I’m from, there’s still no running water everywhere. People are still struggling to get clean water.” — Kamaru Usman
11.“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
12.“That’s why I think that I have a big advantage because I work on my striking a ton, but I don’t forget about my wrestling, which brought me to the dance.” — Kamaru Usman
13.“I love to study people, and that’s basically what sociology is.” — Kamaru Usman
14.“At the end of the day, I’m a professional.” — Kamaru Usman
15.“I believe in karma.” — Kamaru Usman
16.“I’m the type of person who’s never said never.” — Kamaru Usman
17.“I never in my wildest dreams dreamt of being in a position like this, of having a platform like this, where I can really show the world – not just Africa, but the entire world, people in Asia, India, wherever – that your current situation doesn’t have to determine your future.” — Kamaru Usman
18.“My parents didn’t want me to do this. My dad, when I told him I wanted to wrestle, he told me no, if you’re going to play any sports, play baseball.” — Kamaru Usman
19.“One thing about me is that my parents didn’t force me to be an athlete.” — Kamaru Usman
20.“Fighting is just something that’s gonna open doors for things to come in the future.” — Kamaru Usman
21.“I’ve already proved I have what it takes to be the champion. I’m right there.” — Kamaru Usman
22.“My mind is strong.” — Kamaru Usman
23.“I ask for the fights. Sometimes I get them. Sometimes I don’t.” — Kamaru Usman
24.“When you go to hotels, who are the maids who work at most of those hotels? A lot of them are immigrants. We take pride in that because we’re in a better place and want to provide for our families.” — Kamaru Usman
25.“I always envisioned hearing them say, ‘and new,’ and wrapping that belt around me and thinking of all the things I was fighting for.” — Kamaru Usman
26.“Once I go into these fights, and we have to go through the wringer to prepare for them, and we know I’m not 100 percent going in, winning is the most important thing, and dominating is the most important thing, and that’s what we’ve been doing.” — Kamaru Usman
27.“A lot of people forget that Americans are immigrants. People are forgetting that, to where people have this attitude, ‘We’re Americans, go back to your country. Go back. This is a free country.’ I always heard that growing up. I always heard that.” — Kamaru Usman
28.“As an African, there are certain professions your family wants you to do or are willing to sign off. Being in the medical profession, as a doctor, pharmacist, a nurse, or being an engineer – those are the only professions allowed!” — Kamaru Usman
29.“It’s one thing to get somebody down on the ground, but it’s another thing to finish him there.” — Kamaru Usman
30.“Once Africans realize we can just fight and get paid for it, we can do that and still provide for ourselves and our families and countries? We’re going to flood the market.” — Kamaru Usman
31.“When it comes down to digging, can’t nobody dig as hard as I can dig.” — Kamaru Usman
32.“Listen, anybody can put their head down and throw a haymaker and pray and hope it lands.” — Kamaru Usman
33.“I have an excellent team, a great manager, and we’re going to put something together: we’re going to start a foundation, and we’re going to change lives.” — Kamaru Usman
34.“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
35.“Nothing but respect for Demian Maia.” — Kamaru Usman
36.“You can’t out-wrestle me. You can’t out-strike me. You don’t have more power than me.” — Kamaru Usman
37.“When I eventually get my hands on Covington, it’s more than just a fight: it symbolizes so many other things. It symbolizes the attitude toward immigrants in this country and around the world.” — Kamaru Usman
38.“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. I think I beat him every and anywhere.” — Kamaru Usman
39.“The fight game has changed to where it’s no longer the toughest is fighting the toughest to be the best on the planet.” — Kamaru Usman
40.“Can’t nobody handle me.” — Kamaru Usman
41.“I think Mike Perry is a guy the fans actually care about.” — Kamaru Usman
42.“I’m not the ugliest guy in the world.” — Kamaru Usman
43.“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
44.“You can’t say that I don’t have the skills. You can’t say that. I have the skills.” — Kamaru Usman
45.“I will be unhappy if RDA ducks me. I will be very unhappy.” — Kamaru Usman
46.“I can’t fight forever. Commentating is one of those major things that I definitely feel I want to do and can do.” — Kamaru Usman
47.“You can’t say I don’t have the confidence, because I have that.” — Kamaru Usman
48.“I believe that, just naturally, I’m a very soft-spoken person. Everyone tells me that on a daily basis – ‘Speak up, we can’t hear you,’ or ‘Elaborate on this.’ But that’s just how I am.” — Kamaru Usman
49.“Not everybody out here trains with me; not everybody knows what I’m capable of. My coaches know what I’m capable of, my training partners know what I’m capable of, and I know what I’m capable of.” — Kamaru Usman
50.“I believe that I’m not just a fighter in this game; I love to study the sport. And in studying the sport, I believe I have a good eye for the sport, and I’m able to talk about the sport.” — Kamaru Usman