Media About my knee.... (Kamaru Usman speaks)

[Mentallooser]

Funny how fans are pushing excuses on him even if he goes this far to deny them.

To be fair, he could just be protecting his payday. Nothing really definitive for either side. On the other hand, almost no one shows up uninjured to any fight, this far into their career.

 

[BJJ4Tone]

My knees pop during training all the time.
It doesn't necessarily mean a serious injury.

 

[WhiteMousse]

I take no delight in injuries. Truly hope Usman is well and fight ready.

 

[JakePaulMMA]

If you listen to Rihanna's verses on T.I.'s "Live Your Life", does she say I'm a paper chaser OR I'm a huge fucking slut?

Listen and decide for yourself. (Part at about :56 from the beginning)

 

[big franklin]

Kamaru not acting his usual 'wise old man' self makes me think that he actually did fuck up his knee.

 

[Dorkman]

Khamzat will target that knee

He absolutely should

 

[empsim]

You can hurt your knee without injuring it, maybe it was just that. Weird step, hurts for a moment, fine a few minutes later.

We'll see.

 

[HaulParris]

This is all a ploy to catch Khamzat with a knee to the dome as he's shooting in on Usman.

 

[mudrubble]

Short and direct video to update all of us.

Well his knees seem great in this video so maybe he's telling the truth and not just trying to save a big ticket fight that the UFC needs to look legit?

I'm convinced!

Also, he didn't say "how could you guys have heard me say something I never said??"

He said "how could you hear over all the noise - maybe you should doubt what you heard" - ummm..... I feel the answer is obvious - "it was recorded"

Lol. He's a company man through and through and I can only respect his warrior spirit. Salute, Usman - you are not a guy who looks for a way out.

 

[TheMMAnalyst]

I didnt hear pop ...i heard Gaithje say are u ok ...but usman i didnt hear clear enough...

Also if he popped his knee how r u gunna strike without issue after .. that's some next level hiding skills ...




Heres the entire thing...dudes bobbing his head and almost dancing after and strikes fine. ..thats not a sign i just popped my knee

What we know for certain - Justin looks concerned AF after a super-light takedown and asks him if he’s alright (lies after and says he thought Usman hit his head, which he didn’t and they are on a super soft mat and it was a super light takedown).

We don’t know exactly what Usman says but we 100% hear the word “popped.” Usman gets up like an old man bracing his hand on his knee and seems to stumble after and they immediately stop grappling.

As someone who has had two knee surgeries (meniscus repairs) I know all too well the “popping” sensation. It can happen and then a moment later it’s normal but you know something is wrong. Typically unless you put it in a similar stress position (i.e. grappling compression) it won’t “pop” again, it needs to meet force resistance to trigger it. I could do yoga, run, HIIT workouts, hit pads and more without issue, but the second I tried grappling anytime it went to an inner butterfly position it would pop.

Usman has wrecked knees, who knows what issues he’s been dealing with for years, and Leon absolutely savaged them the last fight like 50 low kicks with power.

 

[Prex32]

uzman via kneecap to hazmats face

 

[Paolo Delutis]

What we know for certain - Justin looks concerned AF after a super-light takedown and asks him if he’s alright (lies after and says he thought Usman hit his head, which he didn’t and they are on a super soft mat and it was a super light takedown).

We don’t know exactly what Usman says but we 100% hear the word “popped.” Usman gets up like an old man bracing his hand on his knee and seems to stumble after and they immediately stop grappling.

As someone who has had two knee surgeries (meniscus repairs) I know all too well the “popping” sensation. It can happen and then a moment later it’s normal but you know something is wrong. Typically unless you put it in a similar stress position (i.e. grappling compression) it won’t “pop” again, it needs to meet force resistance to trigger it. I could do yoga, run, HIIT workouts, hit pads and more without issue, but the second I tried grappling anytime it went to an inner butterfly position it would pop.

Usman has wrecked knees, who knows what issues he’s been dealing with for years, and Leon absolutely savaged them the last fight like 50 low kicks with power.

I heard music and then something that sounds like Cosmo ...

Not popped...

He has suspect knees but he had those as a champion too...so its nothing new..

I don't think he's anymore or less compromised then hes always been..

Usman is smart and cerebral hes not gunna take a fight if he cant perform...

 

[Ozze]

Can you imagine the shitstorm if in like the first minutes his knee fails and the fight is stopped?

And about his comments, why is he pretending so hard that it was impossible to hear? The microphone was right there.
The conversation is clear. Doesn't mean that he is hurt but don't try to deny something that the proof is out there, lol.

 

[TheMMAnalyst]

I heard music and then something that sounds like Cosmo ...

Not popped...

He has suspect knees but he had those as a champion too...so its nothing new..

I don't think he's anymore or less compromised then hes always been..

Usman is smart and cerebral hes not gunna take a fight if he cant perform...

If we did a poll 99% of us would vote “popped” over “cosmo” but it could be either one - however all the other contingent stuff (Gaethje lying about thinking he hit his head, how he gets up and walks off the mat, his very tough to believe video) makes us highly suspect.

He’s a fighter, of course he’s going to think
he can “fight” through it. TJ took a fight with one shoulder, Ngannou one knee, this is nothing new.

I’m not saying I’m right and you are wrong, but if you aren’t at least suspect then it would seem cognitive bias is coming into play.

 

[fzoid4454]

prolly has an ice pack on his knee under the table

play the tape and give us your comment on what everyone thinks sounds like "something popped"

So what? Justin heard something and asked if he was okay. You assume it's "something popped, I snapped a ligament." when it's just as likely "no big deal, my joints click and pop all the time and that's all you heard."

I just "popped" my jaw as I was typing this. I do it all the time. Freaked out my son last Xmas when we were opening gifts. From the other side of the room: "Holy shit. Was that your jaw?" It's nothing, at all.

 

[The Legendary Scarface]

Fantastic Knees Marty has been born

 

[Paolo Delutis]

If we did a poll 99% of us would vote “popped” over “cosmo” but it could be either one - however all the other contingent stuff (Gaethje lying about thinking he hit his head, how he gets up and walks off the mat, his very tough to believe video) makes us highly suspect.

He’s a fighter, of course he’s going to think
he can “fight” through it. TJ took a fight with one shoulder, Ngannou one knee, this is nothing new.

I’m not saying I’m right and you are wrong, but if you aren’t at least suspect then it would seem cognitive bias is coming into play.

He doesn't walk off the matt though...he proceeds to do a whole stand up muay thai session and never even looks at his leg..

But ya...well see.. come Saturday I guess...if its a grappling compromising thing..agaisnt an opponent' like Khamzat we'll know

 

[fzoid4454]

My knees pop during training all the time.
It doesn't necessarily mean a serious injury.

THIS!!!

There's a "pop" when you rupture ligaments and tendons. If it was THAT kind of pop, he wouldn't just get up and walk around on it.

There's also popping and clicking all the time for other, non-injury stuff.

Fucking drama queens and armchair orthopedists.

 

[The Eagle]

 

[usernamee]

So what? Justin heard something and asked if he was okay. You assume it's "something popped, I snapped a ligament." when it's just as likely "no big deal, my joints click and pop all the time and that's all you heard."

I just "popped" my jaw as I was typing this. I do it all the time. Freaked out my son last Xmas when we were opening gifts. From the other side of the room: "Holy shit. Was that your jaw?" It's nothing, at all.

I pop my shit all teh time too, sometimes I literally have to pop me knee out before it feels normal

but I don't accidently pop my knee, stand up weird on it, and proceed to shake it out and then change my activity to something else