Kamaru Usman recaps TKO win vs. Gilbert Burns | UFC 258 Post Show | ESPN MMA
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UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman chats with Megan Olivi after his TKO win vs. Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 258. He explains how hard it was to fight a former teammate and friend in Burns and also explains why he decided to call out Jorge Masvidal in his post-fight interview.
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If Masvidal works on his Wrestling and improves his Clinch game, I believe he’ll get Dominated for 5 rounds again.
Lmao
😂
😂😂
Haha the journey man
If he do that he will go to sleep coz it will be a standup match.
His striking has gotten so much better with Trevor Wittman.
He lowers his head a lot when he’s throwing big blows. that’s the only flaw I saw
And thanks to having a perfect training partner for him Justin Gaethje
Those straight jabs are next level
"striking has gotten so much better" - almost getting knocked out in 1 min😂
@@jonl522 I think that works, because opponents are automatically scared that he will shoot for a takedown when he does that.
Truly one of the greatest ufc fighters... if he keeps going at this rate, we gonna have to put him in the goat convo
If khabib is in the Convo, Usman has to be.
He is in the goat convos as of NOW. I won’t keep moving the goalposts or adding new hurdles . He’s proven !!!!!
@@frosty2.010 100%
Already there, GSP was great but let's be honest he fought bums, look at Usman's record
@@Pjj878 ur delusional if u think a prime Matt Hughes, prime bj, nick Diaz and a juiced up Hendricks were bums
No hairline Usman is a mix of motivated mcgregor and Ford escort Ngannou
nah this is 31% usman . imagine him at 100
@@abhask01 lol i think you've coined a new meme.
😂😂😂
No hairline is because he's all man! Testosterone for days! What do u gat?! 😁
@@bossgbini exactly brother
Usman is so good, long gone are the days of mr 30 percent.
no its a new meme lol
@@aristotle9243 30 percent is not new 🤣🤣🤣
He’s probably still at 30%
It’s funny now because he was probably telling the truth...
@@matthewmccarthy7842 🤣🤣🤣
This reminds me of Izzy vs costa. Izzy came off a fight that everyone thought was boring, even though it was the opponent who didnt bring the fight. He goes out in his next fight and knocks out a Brazilian.
Burns at least looked like he could pose some threat to Usman, which is more than Costa did.
👌🏼😂
Cant believe anyone on earth would eat a punch from bruns on that WW and still stand dame!!! @usman84kg eat more than 15 and was still fighting guys gata give it up @usman84kg is the strongest fighter in the ufc WW. That dude is hard dame! He eat burns punches and burns cant eat one of he's.
@@fromtheroottv181 yessir 🔥
Izzy literally ran whenever Romero pressed. Its not all on Romero
This man’s a problem
Kryptonite 👌
A marketing problem
@@NethirOsman LOL
He said it long long time ago lol
This kids a problem
Jorge's a great callout. Easiest fight with the money to be had, and casuals will think it will be competitive with the "whole fight camp" narrative.
keyword, “casuals”. Because no hardcore fan would think Masvidal deserves an immediate rematch. the fight to make is Colby vs usman 2 but usman clearly don’t want that smoke again.
@@JohnLennon-yg4ut I don’t think he minds the smoke
@@JohnLennon-yg4ut I’m a Colby fan and also an usman fan he does want that smoke again so that don’t make sense? Masvidal is an easy pay day for him and Colby because he’s a 50/50 fighter in the UFC who is capitalising as much as he can before he retires on his street thug gimmick
@@JohnLennon-yg4ut He broke his face bruh....Usman finishes him again.
Mas is not an easy fight. He is also calculating, and has tremendous speed early on.
i honestly thought burns would be his worst match up, but am happy he kept his belt, respect to both men
He kind of was. He had him in the first round but Kamaru had the heart to last through the shots he was taking.
@@zepol6566 yes i agree, my point was that last week i leaned towards burns winning the title cause he seems a more explosive striker+his BJJ skills, but usman's composure and incredible chin is the big difference between him and all the other fighters
@@kevinlewis8162 Definitely, but I think this also shows what type of fighter Kamaru needs to prepare for; an expert striker with immaculate takedown defense. Because while he showed heart, eventually those types of of strikes are going to take you down.
Truly your sparring partner took you to the ring is not a joke
@@smadetokunbo1977 no disrespect, but i have no idea what you meant or what you're trying to say ?
Not only did he break Colby's jaw but he also broke GSP's record! 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
Future Welterweight goat 👑
now he gotta get those defences up and he’ll be certified
@@radekbonk23 Funny how ppl want to call Khabib the GOAT with 3 title defenses though. Not saying you're one of those but u get what I'm saying
@@stonecold316339 That's different. At Welterweight there is someone who dominated for so long that he's the clear undisputed best ever. Usman is closing in on him though. Nowhere near his level of defenses yet, but he looks so dangerous and dominant. Crazy cool fight too. But yeah its different to lightweight. Khabib is clearly the most dominant to ever fight at that weight.
@@IR17171717 GSP has more loses than Usman. Usman has never made a mistake nor even been dropped. He's been more dominant than GSP up until now.
Not a fan of his but sometimes u just have to respect a performance. That was some championship heart to gather himself then go in for the kill. Whittman is gonna make him borderline unstoppable
Whittman is an excellent strategist. One of the best coaches in the game.
Facts lad, His stand up is great and I always tell the bros that dis him, I dis him for Foot stomping heaps but his striking is always Top tier
The dude cant even throw a hook lol
@@SemajResarf yeah man I don’t know about striking he got the basics right and whitman improved his jab ..
Ariel "Gilbert is a better stricker than Usman" Helwani (Just before the fight)
“I can have a bad day in the gym ... I don't have a bad night under the lights” - Floyd Mayweather. Usman has that mindset.
Yeah floyd sure could run all night.
@@cmcg7126 *Win all night
@@ThePopchamp *cherry pick the right opponent at the right time all night.
@@cmcg7126 *And still win all night
**stay undefeated all night
Needs to rematch Leon Edwards. Let Colby fight Jorge for next contender.
who?
George dont want smoke with either 1... lol
Edwards hasn't fought in a very long time, fighting Usman right now isn't the right move, the colby fight is the one that makes more sense
Dana will never give edwards that fight.. he will fight Colby
This but only problem with this is Leon has been out of action for too long he needs a tune up Masvidal is a journeyman fraud, big payday or title fight is all he's looking for, not genuine competition and earning his shots UFC will go downhill fast if we keep getting these cherry picking noobs avoiding fights, Leon deserves a shot. Otherwise UFC is just as dead and boring as boxing is Leon needs Colby or masvidal, or they fight each other
If you ever feel in doubt about yourself just remember: A LOT of fools lost money tonight betting on Burns ahahahaha
What if you were one of those fools? Lol
burns at 3 to 1 is great odds lmaoo. hindsight is 20/20. fools is definitely the wrong word
King Kamaru...and stillllll
I was going to bet 5k on usman but was really too scared to do it so I didn't so now I am pissed off 😂
@@mikacossey1319 never not bet on him, he has won me money every fight lol
We can’t hate on usman anymore😂 toe stomps forgiven
nah hes boring
@@28nickm how?
Only if he always fought like this. His early fights are real boring, cant blame him tho he’s getting better each fight. If hes continue being like this, im on board
I don’t like usman but he’s not boring at all bro.
@@28nickm Jesus Casual stop watching MMA
How does this dude look like he wasn’t just in a war?! Everyone else sit down
Seems like his been doing paperwork and took a break for an interview.
He wasn't in a war you casual
EPOs
He wants Jorge for a easy payday.
Are you say Jorge is useless?
@@ehimenoseghale2642 Jorge has like a 10% chance of beating Usman
Exactly.
@Matthew Anthony why my favorite fighter and who are the losers that gave you a thumbs up. Your mom is my favorite fighter.
@@ehimenoseghale2642 no he’s great but a bad match up.
Haters crying.
Haters lost money tooo😂😂
i can mostly see respect, you're just out for negativity
@@Ibbyreviews nah haters are wise in that sense They repeat comment hating on usman but then when it comes to betting, they dont bet against him lollll
@@timothypeters6694 Actually think that's true lol. Makes me wonder how sad these guys are.. I mean why would you watch videos and comment about someone you dont like? I don't get it.
people hated usman and tried to clown him with a foot stomp meme, until it came down to placing their bets, then they recognize whats real.
Never was on the Usman bandwagon.... After seeing this fight, Choo Choo Usman!
Never watched the rda fight...
After 13win streak..real recognise real
It’s not a band wagon if he’s the champion lol he’s the best of the best
@@actiongunner763 no,antony spotted him. He has an eye for talent
@@hallomeinfreundflaviosimon7930 he has an eye for fair weather fandom
“Anything you say, can and will be used against you inside My cage”
Usman's gameplans are extremely underrated, his timing and the jab was superb, and switching to the southpaw stance before the last right hand that dropped Gilbert was brilliantly placed...
Wait till he gets to 40%
😂
Old joke and not funny
We don’t have to wait that long because if he gets to 31% HE WILL BE MORE OF A PROBLEM!
He is right he was at 30 % for sure. Look at where he is !
@@bolzyefx very funny actually
Kamari proven those haters wrong 🙌
What haters... everybody is cheering him now, the haters just vanished hahaha
I don't know who kamari is.. I hope he's good enough to beat Kamaru and get that belt :)
Calamari
@@teddj514 they always hate before the match but they all stfu after it’s done. Typical usman fight.
@@teddj514 You misinterpret memes with hate lol. Casuals don't get the jokes.
GSP got his title shot way faster the Usman! Usman waited 9 fights for a title shot he’s up there with GSP
Good point.
@@Oddly_Fascinting you can edit your post by clicking the 3 buttons to the right of your post
Thats true also with khabib if they get title shot early they have the same number of title defences now.
The NEW GOAT of the welterweight division
I’m not prepared to say usman is better than gsp just yet though just my Opinion. I’d like to see him fight Colby again and put a stamp on that rivalry before I consider him the welterweight goat.
...he’s got a long ways to go but he’s on the right track.
Dont think gsp stands a chance against any of the current champs the bar has been set much higher I dont even see him beating the bmf anyways thank you conor fans for your money cant wait for the next one
@@fromdakush Prime GSP beats all of these guys everywhere. Wrestling, striking, etc.
Kamaru is actually growing on me at this point. What a great talent.
Usman is like a Pokemon. Started at 30% evolved to 70% evolved to 100% and now he mega evolves for each defence.
1v1 wifi battle me bro
@@gurjastoor9303 which gen my g
We need that Leon Edwards vs Usman rematch or even Colby. Jorge would get 5-0ed again.
Better than getting Koed
Yea Colby is realistically the only guy that would be able to beat him
@@x_swagallday3597 I think Wonderboy could beat Usman
@@gscryinlikeabitch Not a chance. Usman puts him on the fence and it’s over.
Not unless Usman tries to finish him. Then we have an interesting fight on board.
Love him or hate him, this dudes a true champion and he showed it tonight, got clipped and still over came
Kamaru is a beast and you gotta freakin' admit it
Called out masvidal and said he will knock him out... Whoa!
Ate my words, now a fan. Top notch, class guy. Congratulations Champ.
The way he got rocked to then regain control of the fight and finish the guy off the way he did.... WOW
Powerful Finish. Solid Champ.
"He reminded me this is what we were doing" - loved that. (regarding the inflammatory trolling, and the provocative punch with all strength) that was so much discussed after the fight like the TRIGGER
He is so calm. Complete control of his mind🔥
It's time for Jorge to face his destiny 😛
Would love to see him smash Colby or Masvidal again. Those divas talk too much.
Masvidal? Yes. Colby? He noisy but he backs it up. His fight with Usman was one of the best and I cannot wait for their second fight
@SzymekG the guy is disgustingly underrated
Colbys right to diss him as they beefed at the buffet
He did not smash Jorge, he didnt even come close, those toe stomps ? Were not enough to get a decision win in my eyes.
Love how everyone goes from I hate Usman! He has so many fake personalities! to some good compliments lmaoo
He's still cringe in my opinion but an exceptional fighter!
Good Interview Champ. Respectful, Professional, and Real. Usman has got the Power 💥
Why this man isn't in the 🐐 GOAT conversation already ?
he is
So funny how all those Jorge fans are starting to see through his excuses. Now you guys are saying Usman want the fight cause it’s easy🤣
Exactly. I've noticed how fickle those fanboys are. 😂
This was amazing
Kamaru Usman is cementing his legacy ...... Great Champion👍
Ariel "Gilbert is a better stricker than Usman" Helwani (Just before the fight)
everyone thought that, Mohammed
@@donnypotsmoker absolutly not.
This is the guy to beat GSP records. Bet on him.
Drag
Ok I have just sold my house and car, I am going all-in on Usman next fight. You better be right buddy!
@@PassionForArtCollector i’m in too. Betting on my Pajamas
I say no. He got extremely lucky tonight... there was a knee that Gilbert hit him with that stunned him...then threw a punch that was fractions of an inch away from connecting and probably knocking him out. Not even counting the big punch that stumbled him early on Usman did well and I like him, but he is no GSP Lets see how he does in a Colby rematch
@@RYU583 blind hatred
This is guy is truly a nightmare... Confident but humble...Destructive yet calculated... Aware yet focused..He embraces the grind but rejects its spoils.. This man is everything we hope our fighters to be, but rarely ever get all at once..Have fun UFC Welterweights.
this a prime example that u need a good jab and it can win u a top tier fight having one
Kamaru is the welterweight GOAT, But burns in no slouch and I bet he beats Covington if they fight
No the GOAT is GSP and he might beat Colby again but I still think that’s gonna be close and he will destroy Masvidal easy Masvidal was ducking Colby 🤦🏿♂️😂
GSP, Matt Hughes, Kamaru. But i agree with Gilbert beating Colby.
I hate to say it, but Usman and Covington both get stronger in later rounds due to their Cardio being insanely high. Burns was gassed after round 1, Covington can beat Burns with his cardio alone
Kamaru is now the GOAT 🐐 He has been cleaning out the division... and there may be some novelty fights available like Nate Diaz. He deserves some respect and some big money fights
@@K-Dash02 man I rlly believe if the red didn’t mess up those two calls then Colby would’ve won
Usman is a special athlete. Wonderboy next? Would think Colby needs another win before you run that back.
??? He just finished woodley and he gave Kamaru his toughest fight of his ufc career. That should be the fight to make rocky vs gamebred for contender
@@ianadams7135 woodley had lost 2 straight tho. even if it was impressive colby the 3rd of 3 to do it
Spot on!
When you can appreciate the mindset kamaru has you understand why he’s the best. He’s not fighting for himself. Corny or not you gotta love this mans will power.
Props to ya bro 👏
13 fight win streak 3 times tittle defence Fought more dangerous all rounded opponents Fight at his natural weight Never being cut , only lost 2 rounds Same record as khabib . If khabib is no 1 p4p than usman as to be no 1 too . He is so underrated
170 is not his natural weight aha
natural weigh ahahahahahahahah
I was gonna say isn’t usman walking weight 190-200
Izzy the only champion fighting very close to his natural weight... That's why he weighs in at 183 sometimes
@@SPACECOWBOY705 Petr yan isn’t cutting too much weight either
Everyone that picked Burns are switching up. Haven't seen one I picked Burns and I was wrong in the comments
He deff on his way to 🐐 status! 💎
I'm a huge fan from Oregon great job Usman
And still!!! 🇳🇬🇺🇸 🤙🏾🔥🔥🤙🏾
Giving masvidal a rematch is the best move in his career aside Edwards
Wonderboy
That jab was sharp 🚀🔥
Levels to this game! Kamaru is unstoppable 🇳🇬
i cant tell if the part where he says dont fuel my fire was scary because it was actually scary or because im baked af
Lololol
You're baked af. Puff puff pass.
Casuals mad af about this one
Congrats usman! Well deserved and more fights to come for sure 🥊👑
Kamaru definitely the fighter everyone loves to hate! I for one can’t say I’m a huge fan; but this dude is for real! He is gonna be hard to be for a while! Respect! 💯💪🏻
Taking what from who!? 🔥🔥🔥
Gotta be a meme or new slogan now!
He knows Masvidal is easier than Covington, or even wonderboy
He beats them all anyways, especially Wonderboy in the chinch and with the trips
I think he beats Colby again tbh Under Whitman he looks like a different beast
Usman goes full BEASTMODE. What a performance.
His combos have gotten much sharper and accurate.
It's obvious why Khabib never wanted to go into the welterweight division, he'd be smoked by Usman like a cigarette.
Fantasy land, khabib is a problem.
usman left the remaining 70 percent for megan later that night
Humble guy 👍
Kamaru earned my respect. He is a beast.
another BS stoppage by Herb Dean. Dude was has ruined many fight in last years.
Whaaaaaaa waaaaaaa cry more.
@@LegendInThaMakin Usman won you don't have to cry it's just a fight buddy. 🤦
I like Usman but this stoppage was too early. Herb shouldn't have stopped the fight so early.
there was nothing wrong with that stoppage imo maybe a bit late but it is a championship fight so he made the right thing by prolonging it a little bit
Fake nuts shot. Colby is the champ
Do I have to remind you who finished that fight crying to Mark Goddard with a broken jaw?
Hahaha tell em @omar. Colby is good but he is not Usman good
It would still be a good rematch , Dana white said it was one of the best fights he’s ever seen
Colby's jaw is broken like colonel reb's legacy at Ole miss
glass jaw
Usman is the real deal he is a perfectionist at doing the simple things to the best of his ability !
Congratulations champion from Algeria 🇩🇿
“I WILL USE YOUR WORD AGAINST YOU.” Love it!
Was a pretty savage line, good one
You gotta like a champ that doesn't talk crazy, he is cerebral, composed, and prepared. No hype.
Love from India Usman❤️ Congratulations brother!!!!!!
Respect him finally!
My blood went cold when he got dropped for a second and then went on the defensive , but that extended 76’ inch reach jab is a piston
This man is the champion and he sees the bullseye on the challengers back. That's scary 😱
I believe it when Kamaru says it fuels my fire.... that man is dangerous :) . But Gilbert seemed to do well in the 1st round.
Gilbert messed up with going for the kill too early. He should stay composed and technical and would win that fight. Emotions were too strong..
congrats champ
Well Done Marty. Great win
🐐 in the making
I always kind of want Usman to lose but every time he gains more respect man is a true champion and will be a legend of the sport, absolute beast.
Respect to Usman for picking scary opponents.
Usman now has elite striking, game over guys.
His straight punches are phenomenal. His hooks etc. Arent pretty but swinging shovels. Lord
Kamaru Usman is the man.
BRAVO
Big respect champ! Looking forward for masvidal en colby rematch!
GOD BLESS
Well dun still not a fan of usman and I dont no why but very humble and he deserves respect 💯
Usman is just too good
"Anything you say will be hold against you and that octagon" laying down the law the Nigerian nightmare
Laid dude flat out with a Jab and made him cry after. Usman the Champ
Can you believe if Jorge M beats him with a full camp , Usman is a beast .
I fvck with big time King Usman 'The Nigerian Nightmare' Kamaru. Congrats Champ!