Kamaru Usman had won 19 straight professional fights before Leon Edwards shocked the world with a head kick knockout late in the fifth round of their title clash at UFC 278 this past August.
shocked the world with a head kick knockout late in the fifth round of their title clash at UFC 278 this past August.“It’s a beautiful kick … I”m a fan of it,” Usman said during a recent media day appearance.
“To that statement [that I won’t be the same], it’s warranted when you’re thinking about ordinary things and ordinary people … That’s when you’re speaking about ordinary people. ButPrior to the finish, Usman was well on his way to another successful UFC welterweight title defense. The most recent camp was all about making little adjustments. For the most part, things were going pretty well for Usman against Edwards at UFC 278, so there isn’t much to change.
“I’ve been blessed with coaches who know how to give me directions to where what I’ve been doing is working. I go so hard in training camp in preparing for these fights to where I have that much of a gap on everybody just because of how much I prepare. This camp was basically correcting little mistakes that I made in the fight. That was the sole purpose of it. Saturday once I go out there and correct those mistakes, how does a loss happen?”Georges St.
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