Former UFC welterweight kingpin Kamaru Usman recently confessed what “broke” him after being knocked out by Leon Edwards at UFC 278 in 2022.
For context, at UFC 278, Edwards knocked out Usman with a header in the final minute of round 5. highlight reel win’Rocky’ not only dethroned Usman, but also ended his undefeated UFC run.
In a recent conversation with Daniel Cormier, while talking about the loss and what he remembers from that day, ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ said:
“It’s when your computer shuts down. Boom. And the reeboots the right way. So we’re done, I stand there, they announce him as the winner, I even dab him and I walk out. I’m dabbing fans on the way out. Okay, I’ll get him next time, go to my family, cut off the gloves, I’m in the tent. I’m fine. I’m there. Hug my family, and then I’ll be fine. Then I get in the ambulance, I’m going to the hospital. It’s me, my manager, Ali, and the paramedic there.’
Usman then added how he realized he lost to Edwards on the way to the hospital and has no clear memory of the knockout loss.
On how seeing his daughter’s reaction to his knockout loss broke him, Usman said:
“Someone had taken my daughter out, like she was happy, because all she’s ever known is daddy, who goes out and wins and does everything. And my daughter saw this brutal head kick. She’s never seen her father so beaten down. So she’s screaming hysterically, and she turns around, and someone clipped that, and I saw that, and then it broke me.”
Check out Kamaru Usman’s comments below:
Newly minted UFC welterweight queen wants to fight Kamaru Usman
“The Nigerian Nightmare” is currently the No. 8 prospect at welterweight. Earlier this year he returned to winning ways with a decision victory over the rising Joaquin Buckley.
Last weekend at UFC 322, after Islam Makhachev dethroned Jack Della Maddalena, he expressed interest in fighting Kamaru Usman. The Dagestani phenomenon believes that despite Usman being 38 years old, he still has the skill to beat top and young contenders like Michael Morales and Carlos Prates.
“Today the two fought very well, [Michael] Morality and [Carlos] Prates, but I still think Kamaru [Usman] can beat them both. And Kamaru is the biggest. Young fighters are hungry, but Kamaru is still dangerous and one of the best in this game. If you give me a choice and ask me who I want to fight, I’ll take Kamaru. But it’s not my job. Whoever, I’ll be ready.”
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