Media K. Usman: As championship-level, three rounds caught me - I'll be WW champ if I want (+ predicting Adesanya vs Chimaev)

[RonDante]

I thought he had a draw against khamzat despite the short notice and the weight disadvantage, so either usman still has it or khamzat doesn’t have what we thought he did. Either way, usman isn’t done. He has maybe 2 fights left before he goes

 

[DarthChen731]

How many times can he say champion in one interview

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Okay but he lost the third fight

When people prove they do not follow the UFC, but pretend they do. It usually doesn’t go well.

The whole OP and title is disjointed to me.

He would be the WW champ if he wanted to? So that literally means he “Didn’t want to beat Edwards in the second or third fights”. That is literally what he’s saying, right?

Remember 30% Usman? What a clown.

Imagine calling somebody the WW GOAT. When he himself knows he is a pretender. Cherry picking defences. And saying he would beat Jan…Only AFTER Jan lost the belt.

This clown never even moved up to challenge Izzy, let alone Jan. I’m really just sick of his cherry picking, entitled bullshit. While acting like he’s THE Man.

 

[RockyLockridge]

This clown never even moved up to challenge Izzy, let alone Jan. I’m really just sick of his cherry picking, entitled bullshit. While acting like he’s THE Man.

What i personally cant stand about this guy is I dont know how much of whatever bullshit he spouts is actually him or is it actually his dumbass manager? who are these people trying to convince? Usman has got to be my least favourite champion maybe ever next to tyron woodley

 

[Megatronlee]

I don't buy it, he looked like he was giving it all he could in those 3 rounds, just couldn't deal with Khamzat's grappling. Would probably win a 5 rounder, but regardless of how fast he started he would still have gotten ragdolled in that first round and maybe just tire himself out even more and do worse in the next 2 rounds.

A lot of grappling is just giving up the position casually and addressing it later

 

[SkinnyClaw]

That's ridiculous, Chimaev had nothing left for Usman after the first. If anyone was going to gas in the last 2 it would have been him. Usman would have been on his way to a clear decision.

That wasn't my point at all. What I'm saying is it doesn't matter if Usman wants to start fast or start slow, he is still getting ragdolled in the first round, and if he starts fast he would only tire himself out more. He has nothing for Khamzat's grappling while they're both fresh, so being patient and weathering the early storm is his best option. If he was too aggressive in that first round, he would have either given up his neck, got tkod, or tired himself trying to fight back too much. Usman says he could have won the 3 rounder if he started faster, I'm saying it would have went even worse for him.

Basically he is losing the first round to Khamzat regardless of his approach

 

[Canarinha]

"Caught off guard" i really hope he starts swinging in his next fights. He has the pace and cardio for it

 

[Subline]

That wasn't my point at all. What I'm saying is it doesn't matter if Usman wants to start fast or start slow, he is still getting ragdolled in the first round, and if he starts fast he would only tire himself out more. He has nothing for Khamzat's grappling while they're both fresh, so being patient and weathering the early storm is his best option. If he was too aggressive in that first round, he would have either given up his neck, got tkod, or tired himself trying to fight back too much. Usman says he could have won the 3 rounder if he started faster, I'm saying it would have went even worse for him.

Basically he is losing the first round to Khamzat regardless of his approach

You're right, I horribly misinterpreted your first comment as saying something else, and looking back I'm not sure how.

 

[OmegaRugal]

I don't buy it, he looked like he was giving it all he could in those 3 rounds, just couldn't deal with Khamzat's grappling. Would probably win a 5 rounder, but regardless of how fast he started he would still have gotten ragdolled in that first round and maybe just tire himself out even more and do worse in the next 2 rounds.

Usman lost but Usman also looked far refresher after 3 rounds.

2 More rounds would easily go Usmans way u less Khazmat changes his pacing ... but then that also changes who rounds 1 thru 3 go.