Does Kamaru Usman have bad knees?

[CroCopsLHK]

Asking for a friend

 

[Reign009]

Judging by how long it's taking to give you a simple answer, TS...


No one cares about your friend.

 

[cmw43]

Bad shoulders and bad knees, supposedly he has to walk down stairs backwards according to what he said on Rogan.

 

[Killer Kadoogan]

probably. i feel like all of my toes break as soon as i get back into jiu jitsu. can only imagine what multiple two a days, fight camps, prior martial arts careers does to the body. thats why they all on the roids.

 

[avenue94]

Bad shoulders and bad knees, supposedly he has to walk down stairs backwards according to what he said on Rogan.

He does this after fights sometimes, exiting the cage. So yeah, probably pretty awful knees at this point given his wrestling career and style.

 

[Neck&Neck]

Marty has a weak jump shot

 

[Van Daz]

Bad shoulders and bad knees, supposedly he has to walk down stairs backwards according to what he said on Rogan.

That's interesting, but I feel for him if he has to do that. Poor bugger. The price you pay for a tough physical job, hey.

I looked up walking backwards & this dude can walk down 52 stairs backwards in 5 seconds. Check it out if ya like? Here's the link:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5807963/Fitness-fanatic-trains-run-stairs-BACKWARDS.html

Funny how he can do that, but Joe Biden can't walk up stairs. Bit of an age difference as Joe is like......

 

[HuskySamoan]

probably. i feel like all of my toes break as soon as i get back into jiu jitsu. can only imagine what multiple two a days, fight camps, prior martial arts careers does to the body. thats why they all on the roids.

You think jiu jitsu is bad on your joints? You should try Judo and Wrestling....Theres a reason why so many BJJ schools have guys start on their knees and they all suck at takedowns...Because takedowns are big boy stuff where your body falls apart. Usman wrestled 3 years in highschool, 4 years in college and then after college did freestyle at the Olympic training center in hopes to make the 2012 team but by 2011 he was so banged up and derailed by injuries he wasn't going to make it to the 2012 trials so instead of healing up and hoping for the 2016 year he decided to go into MMA instead. His knee problems are over a decade old.

 

[CroCopsLHK]

You think jiu jitsu is bad on your joints? You should try Judo and Wrestling....Theres a reason why so many BJJ schools have guys start on their knees and they all suck at takedowns...Because takedowns are big boy stuff where your body falls apart. Usman wrestled 3 years in highschool, 4 years in college and then after college did freestyle at the Olympic training center in hopes to make the 2012 team but by 2011 he was so banged up and derailed by injuries he wasn't going to make it to the 2012 trials so instead of healing up and hoping for the 2016 year he decided to go into MMA instead. His knee problems are over a decade old.

Thank you for such a concise answer. Makes you wonder why he's the most reported one. Wrestling at that level for around 8 years... I'm sure a lot of fighters have done that

Makes you wonder why nobody attacks them or why his problems don't reveal themselves in the fight

 

[Codburn]

Great thread! I hear shit about him walking backwards down stairs but that is actually a sign of too good knees!
The super spring in them makes it hard to go down since we are always going up up up!

 

[Enigma87]

Bad shoulders and bad knees, supposedly he has to walk down stairs backwards according to what he said on Rogan.

Also mentioned avoiding walking on concrete/tar and walking in grass when he can because it’s easier on his knees. Crazy he’s this high level with knees that shot

 

[DaleBoca]

Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.

 

[fightfan70]

yes usman is a worn out.

like that 30 year old car in your back yard

 

[Tweak896]

Khamzat finishes him in 1 round.

 

[Chalky White]

I predict he will retire after the Edwards fight, win or lose.

 

[Royce's Gi]

Asking for a friend

Did he injure himself recently?

Since the date of that injury, did his knee grow?

 

[gracie_barra_samurai]

Khabib and the daggies have been wrestling since they were in their wombs but they're mostly still fine.

 

[avenue94]

Thank you for such a concise answer. Makes you wonder why he's the most reported one. Wrestling at that level for around 8 years... I'm sure a lot of fighters have done that

Makes you wonder why nobody attacks them or why his problems don't reveal themselves in the fight

Off the top of my head, Askren had a hip replacement post-career, Frankie Edgar clearly had a shot back and several surgeries on it by the time he was nearing the end at FW, Sherk retired due to in juries, etc. A lot of it also just comes down to style hiding the damage. DC's knees are no doubt in bad shape, but he primarily leaned on trips and single legs instead of power doubles during his career. Jones doesn't just strike more because he likes it, it's almost certainly because his body doesn't allow him to wrestle like he used too.

Also, slightly off topic, but since a lot of people confuse this because Usman was D2, but his post-college career puts it over a lot of D1 wrestlers, even if he started late. Training at the Olympic center is no joke, especially with someone who had as physical a style as him.

 

[avenue94]

Khabib and the daggies have been wrestling since they were in their wombs but they're mostly still fine.

No real way to know how Khabib's joints were doing, but the fact that he got injured so often kind of demonstrates the toll wrestling takes.

 

[DS66]

Yes. Apparently he can't even walk on sidewalk cause the pain in his knees is too intense

Source: High Joe Rogan talking shit on his podcast